St. Bernard College
The Bernhardinerkolleg (also Bernhardskolleg ) was an institution and building at the medieval University of Leipzig .
In 1411 the Cistercian order decided to establish a college at the University of Leipzig. In the following years, a building was built for this purpose on the north side at the eastern end of the Brühl next to the Marienkapelle on the property of a former bailiwick , which was completed around 1420.
The Bernhardinerkolleg was a place of residence and work exclusively for students from the Cistercian order. The direction of the college was the responsibility of the abbot of the Altzelle monastery , which gave the Bernhardinerkolleg a certain special position among the Leipzig colleges. Life at the college was oriented towards the monastery. The Bernhardinerkolleg had a chapel, at least towards the end of the 15th century, which was consecrated to St. Bernard of Clairvaux - hence the name of the college - and which the Altzell abbot Martin von Lochau had opened to the public in 1494.
From 1509 to 1511 a new stone building was built, which was built up to the city wall. At times up to 36 students had to be accommodated.
In the course of the Reformation , the Bernhardinerkolleg was abolished in 1543, where almost 400 Cistercian monks had studied since it was founded. In 1546 the city bought the entire property. In 1562 the college was demolished and a municipal courtyard was built in its place .
literature
- Senate Commission for Research into the History of Leipzig University and Science (Ed.): History of the University of Leipzig 1409–2009 , Volume 5 History of Leipzig University Buildings in an Urban Context , Leipziger Universitätsverlag 2009, ISBN 978-3-86583-305-1
- Ernst Müller: The house names of old Leipzig . (Writings of the Association for the History of Leipzig, Volume 15). Leipzig 1931, reprint Ferdinand Hirt 1990, ISBN 3-7470-0001-0 , p. 9
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Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ′ 32 " N , 12 ° 22 ′ 51" E