Erbacher Hof (Mainz)

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The Erbacher Hof is a former town courtyard (commercial enterprise ) of the Eberbach monastery in the old town of Mainz . It originated in the second half of the 12th century. In 1803, the Erbacher Hof was auctioned off as a national property, as were 213 other complexes and individual objects in Mainz.

Location and surroundings

The Erbacher Hof is located in the Weintorstrasse district south of Grebenstrasse up to the height of Mauritzenplatz . It is bordered to the south by Himmelgasse and to the west by the gymnasium and swimming pool of the Mainz seminary . The complex of the Erbacher Hof was lined by several buildings that had been built since the Middle Ages, including the Arnsburger Hof , built after 1312, and the choir of the Gothic St. Bernard Chapel from the early 13th century with remains of late Gothic paintings.

history

The Cistercian monastery Eberbach , founded in 1136, was economically very successful, with the main source of income being the proceeds from viticulture . The monks therefore set up a farmyard and a large transshipment and storage area for the wine on the site. The south wing, which was built around 1200, stands with its surrounding walls on a two-aisled, groin-vaulted cellar.

The courtyard includes the Gothic Marienkapelle , which is directly adjacent to the modern Bernhardskapelle of the modern ensemble. The restored and partially reconstructed Marienkapelle in the central building from 1250 was the center of the former monastery courtyard and was originally dedicated to Saint Anne , whose head was brought from Bethlehem to Mainz in 1212.

  • Interior view of the Gothic Lady Chapel

  • Gothic Lady Chapel in the Erbacher Hof

  • Bernhardskapelle, in the background the passage to the Marienkapelle

A large, profiled archway leads into the Erbacher Hof. This also separates the inner courtyard with the chapels.

Todays use

The diocese of Mainz bought the site in 1969, after which it was rebuilt. The conference center of the Diocese of Mainz has been on the site since 1988; since 1998 the Catholic Academy. The academic chaplain Walter Seidel was the founding director of the academy and conference center "Erbacher Hof". Numerous events of an academic nature characterize the facility. A spacious guest wing, which includes the house “Zum Römischen König”, holds numerous rooms. The house with its leaded, irregular roof characterizes the entire Weintorstrasse district. The upper balconies offer several panoramic views of the old town of Mainz.

literature

  • The Erbacher Hof. Education center of the Diocese of Mainz. On the history and construction concept , Vol. I, Part I: On geology, archeology and history; Part II: on the construction concept and implementation of the new education center. Mainz undated [approx. 1986/87] [with contributions by Michael Fischer, Klaus Stapf (geology), Gerd Rupprecht (archeology), Ernst Hollstein (dendrochronology), Gabriele Schnorrenberger-Salzmanzig, (town courtyard history), Kaspar Elm (order history), Wilhelm Jung (art history), Lothar Willius, Paul Schotes, Manfred Stollenwerk, Eduard Kainz (architectural history and building concept)]

Web links

Commons : Erbacher Hof  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Franz Dumont : Mayence - The French Mainz (1792 / 98-1814) in: Franz Dumont (ed.), Ferdinand Scherf and Friedrich Schütz: Mainz - The history of the city . 1st edition. Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1999, ISBN 3-8053-2000-0 , p. 365.
  2. ^ Joachim Glatz: Romanesque and Gothic in Mainz , in: Mainz - The history of the city , p. 1082.
  3. ^ Mainz in the age of Gutenberg. A walk through the late medieval city , State Office for Monument Preservation, Alzey, 2000.
  4. ↑ Homepage of the Erbacher Hof.

Coordinates: 49 ° 59 ′ 54 ″  N , 8 ° 16 ′ 33.1 ″  E