Benedictine monastery Tauberbischofsheim

The Benedictine convent (also known as the "Lioba monastery" ) in Tauberbischofsheim (formerly: Bischofsheim ) was founded in 735 by St. Boniface as one of the first German convents for women. Boniface installed his relative, Saint Lioba von Tauberbischofsheim , as the first abbess.

history

prehistory

In the 7th / 8th In the 19th century, Christianity came to the Main Franconian and Tauber Franconian areas of today's Archdiocese of Freiburg . In particular, St. Kilian and St. Bonifatius were the ones who, with their helpers , prepared the ground for the early churches and monasteries in Tauberfranken .

Benedictine convent

The Tauberbischofsheimer Benedictine monastery was founded in 735 by St. Boniface, who appointed his relative Lioba as the first abbess. The town of Bischofsheim and the convent were mentioned in a document in 836 in the biography of Saint Lioba . Under Lioba's energetic management, the Tauberbischofsheimer Frauenkloster developed into an important educational and cultural center for the entire lower Main Valley and gained great attraction during this time. With the Benedictine monastery, the city of Tauberbischofsheim under Lioba was a school location as early as the 8th century.

The year of the dissolution of the Tauberbischofsheimer Benedictine convent is unknown.

In 1968 excavations were carried out during a restoration of the Liobakirche (initiated by the dean Ludwig Mönch of the Deanery Tauberbischofsheim ). Remnants of the wall of an earlier east-west church from presumably Carolingian times were found. In addition, graves were found under the organ gallery. Presumably these are the remains of the Benedictine or Lioba monastery from the 8th century.

Monastery construction and equipment

The Lioba Church at the entrance to the monastery courtyard (2014)

The successor buildings of the women's monastery, which dates back to St. Lioba von Tauberbischofsheim, are still there. The courtyard is surrounded by three buildings, including the former dormitory . The former monastery church with baroque furnishings adjoins the market square. This was originally consecrated to St. Elisabeth, but was made under their patronage in the 17th century by the Tauberbischofsheim Franciscans after the transfer of relics of St. Lioba .

Past and present usage

Franciscan monastery

In 1629 Franciscans settled in Tauberbischofsheim, initially in the chaplain house at the Sebastian Chapel . In 1836 the elector assigned part of the hospital to the Franciscans. Thereupon the Franciscans moved from the chaplain house to the Tauberbischofsheimer hospital with the adjoining Elisabeth chapel. When the Franciscans rebuilt the church after 1656/57, the name Liobakirche prevailed from then on.

City administration

The so-called monastery courtyard was renovated between 1982 and 1985. After the renovation, part of the Tauberbischofsheim city administration is housed there today.

literature

Corinna Egerer, Michael Latzel: Tauberbischofsheim . Franconian news, Tauberbischofsheim 2005, ISBN 3-924780-48-X .
Franz Gehrig , Hermann Müller: Tauberbischofsheim . Association of Tauberfränkische Heimatfreunde e. V., Tauberbischofsheim 1997 (focus of the chronicle: 1600 to 1900).

Web links

St. Lioba von Tauberbischofsheim and information about the Lioba monastery on the website erzbistum-freiburg.de
Klosterhof (Tauberbischofsheim) on the website www.büscheme.de

Individual evidence

↑ Until the 19th century the name of the city was "Bischofsheim". In order to better distinguish between the towns of Bischofsheim am Neckar and Bischofsheim am Hohe Steg, however, the current name "Tauberbischofsheim" finally became established around 1850.

↑ ^a ^b ^c City of Tauberbischofsheim City history ( Memento of the original from May 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . online at www.tauberbischofsheim.de. Retrieved May 25, 2015. @1@ 2

^ Corinna Egerer, Michael Latzel: Tauberbischofsheim, Fränkische Nachrichten, Tauberbischofsheim 2005, pp. 9-11.

↑ ^a ^b ^c Archdiocese of Freiburg: History of the Archdiocese of Freiburg in the Early and High Middle Ages ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Online at www.erzbistum-freiburg.de. Retrieved April 28, 2016. @1@ 2

^ Deutsche-Biographie.de: Lioba, holy, abbess of Tauberbischofsheim . Online at www.deutsche-biographie.de. Retrieved April 28, 2016

↑ Fränkische Nachrichten: Ceremony: "125 years of Abitur at Matthias-Grünewald-Gymnasium" celebrated with a colorful program: Creating conditions for optimal learning . July 18, 2009. Online at www.fnweb.de. Retrieved March 4, 2017.

^ Franconian wine country: St. Lioba Church . Online at www.fraenkisches-weinland.de. Retrieved December 19, 2016.

^ ^A ^b Franz Gehrig, Hermann Müller: Tauberbischofsheim . Association of Tauberfränkische Heimatfreunde e. V., Tauberbischofsheim 1997, pp. 101-102 (The Franciscan monastery at the hospital).

↑ Kloester-BW.de: Franciscan Monastery Tauberbischofsheim - History . Online at www.kloester-bw.de. Retrieved December 15, 2015.

49.62217 9.66336Coordinates: 49 ° 37 ′ 19.8 ″ N , 9 ° 39 ′ 48.1 ″ E

[1] Until the 19th century the name of the city was "Bischofsheim". In order to better distinguish between the towns of Bischofsheim am Neckar and Bischofsheim am Hohe Steg, however, the current name "Tauberbischofsheim" finally became established around 1850.