Cellitinnenkloster Dreifaltigkeit
The Cellitinnenkloster Dreifaltigkeit was a monastery in the city of Cologne . The nuns who inhabited it belonged to the religious family of the Cellites and were dedicated to nursing the sick.
history
In 1365 a convent for eight Beguines was founded from the estate of Johann von Denandt . The convent was under the supervision of the curator and thesaurus of the collegiate church of St. Severin . The community lived in a house on Achternstraße and took off after a short time. Thanks to numerous donations, it expanded to such an extent that it could have accepted 16 members. In 1452 the convent had 10 members who did not follow any binding rule, but were already beginning to develop strongly into a monastery . Shortly after the year 1452, in which a Carthusian and a brother-brother appeared as superior and visitor , the formal transformation of the convent began, because on January 12, 1471 Archbishop Ruprecht of the Palatinate confirmed and admonished the rule of St. Augustine, which had been adopted in 1470 to keep their vows according to the wording of their statutes. Furthermore, they were granted the free choice of a confessor who also had the right to perform the absolution reserved for the bishop. The prior of the Kreuzherrenkloster was appointed a visitor. In the following years the monastery experienced significant spatial expansions, so in 1478 it merged with the neighboring Tulenkonvent . This was founded in 1307 by a beguin named Tula and was designed for 8 beguines. In 1452, however, only inhabited by 4 beguines, who had the pastor of St. Severin as superior, the convention was to be merged with the Denandt convention by resolution of the city council. However, this did not happen and the actual union was carried out on the orders of the archbishopric authority. On April 16, 1502, the community, which had its own altar before 1487, received ecclesiastical permission to build a chapel with an altar and a bell, in which services could be held with the door locked even during the times of the interdict . However, since the sisters were unable to raise the money for a fixed altar, the following year they were given the privilege of using a movable altar in their chapel. Shortly afterwards, however, the financial situation had improved, so that the archbishop was able to consecrate the altar in honor of the Holy Trinity, St. Michael and other saints on June 9, 1504. But soon the chapel was no longer enough for them, so they approached the city for approval to build a larger church. They received this on May 17, 1555 and on April 4, 1557, the auxiliary bishop Johannes consecrated the chapel with three altars in honor of the Most Holy Trinity, the Virgin Mary and St. Anne.
The sisters cared for the sick in their homes, but took them into their convent for a corresponding payment, where they stood by them until they died. In 1672 the archbishop's authority established an office in their chapel , which was considered a title of consecration . The officiant, who was appointed by the authority on the mother's proposal, was obliged to attend the Holy Mass every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday in the monastery church. Celebrating Mass. The income was limited to 75 thalers.
In 1760, the wooden ceiling of the chapel, threatened by collapse, was restored, but the monastery building suffered considerable damage in 1784 from ice during the floods in 1784 . The chapel, which had a ridge turret, was about 6 meters wide, 15 meters long and the gable side was on the road between the monastery, 13 meters wide and 18 meters deep, and an associated apartment building.
When the French Revolution broke out, the community of eight sisters in 1800 came to an end. After the six sisters were required on July 30, 1802 not to accept anyone into their home for care without written instructions from the administrative commission of the civil hospitals, the monastery was closed on September 3 of that year and the pensions to be paid to the sisters were suspended Estimated 3,300 francs. However, the order was withdrawn before it was enforced.
After the last entry into the community on June 3, 1822, four years later it had eight members, two of whom were in their 30s, three in their 40s, and three in their 70s. The monastery, which had an income of 734 thalers that year, had seen better times not only in terms of personnel, but also financially. After the convent had made its vows again for five years, the monastery was closed that same year, leaving the sisters in complete uncertainty about their future until 1828. After learning of their union with the sisters of the “Zurzelle” monastery, they were able to move to the Carmelite convent assigned to them on November 24 of the same year .
Web links
- Cellitinnen to St. Maria Graseggerstrasse, Cologne. Archdiocese of Cologne, accessed on February 22, 2016.
- Cellitinnen to St. Maria at www.orden-online.de, accessed on February 22, 2016.
Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ′ 37.9 ″ N , 6 ° 57 ′ 31.8 ″ E