Franciscan convent Leutkirch in the Allgäu
The Franciscan monastery in the former free imperial city of Leutkirch in the Allgäu was probably founded in the 14th century and existed until secularization in 1804.
history
The community of terziar women in Leutkirch was founded in the 14th century. The earlier presumption of a forerunner order of the Augustinians between 1281 and 1350 is now rather unlikely. The chronicles of the 17th and 18th centuries combine the stories of the Memmingen Augustinian monastery and the Leutkirch monastery. These maintained extremely close relationships. The Leutkircher community founded the Memmingen Franciscan convent in 1444 . The convent in Leutkirch died out in 1486 and was revived by the Memmingen convent with a sister. On May 16, 1486, Bishop Otto IV von Sonnenberg from Constance confirmed that the Leutkirch monastery had been re-established. At the same time, the observance of the third order rule was confirmed. In 1494 the Leutkirch sisters received the papal confirmation as terziarinnen.
The monastery has been under the Lenzfried Franciscan monastery since it was founded . The Leutkirch pastor took on the role of pastor and confessor for the nuns who lived in a strict enclosure. Since 1503 the monastery has been under the supervision of the imperial city of Leutkirch in secular matters. In the same year, a larger monastery building was built due to the limited space available. In 1546 Leutkirch joined the Reformation movement. The church of St. Martin , which stands right next to the monastery and was connected to the monastery by a corridor, also became Protestant. In the first two years of the Reformation, the nuns could only attend the Protestant service. However, the monastery continued to exist during the period and was thus able to save itself through the Reformation. It was expanded between 1617 and 1618 as the number of nuns steadily increased. The house that still exists was built by Jodocus Beer and, after his death, his brother Franz Beer from the Auer Guild . At that time, the nuns had their own prayer room above the sacristy of St. Martin's Church, which was also connected to the monastery by a corridor. During the Thirty Years War , the number of nuns was reduced from 17 to 5. The main reason was the plague that raged in the city in 1628 and 1635.
In the course of secularization, the monastery fell to the Teutonic Order in 1803 . This incorporated it into his Teutonic Order Altshausen . The Bavarian king - Leutkirch was now part of the Kingdom of Bavaria - abolished the monastery in 1804. The nuns received a small pension and could stay in the monastery until 1812. Only then did they have to move out by order of the King of Württemberg, since Leutkirch had finally been added to the Kingdom of Württemberg.
As a result, the former monastery was used as a residential and school building. Today the house with senior-friendly apartments is only used for residential purposes.
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Coordinates: 47 ° 49 ′ 32.7 " N , 10 ° 1 ′ 31.4" E