Franciscan monastery Bressanone
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The Bressanone Franciscan Monastery is part of the Poor Clare Monastery in Brixen ( South Tyrol ).
The Franciscans probably came to Brixen around 1230 with the first Poor Clares . In 1245 the Friars Minor received a small monastery (hospice), for which the Austrian Franciscan Province provided six brothers in 1252. On the one hand, they should support the sister in spiritual and worldly matters, such as collecting alms, and on the other hand, care for the population through sermons and confession.
A crucifixion fresco in the gate area dates from the early 15th century. In 1571 Fr. Johannes Nas came to the monastery, who in 1580 was appointed auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Bressanone . Between 1671 and 1673, the Franciscan monastery was rebuilt by the builder Father Rufin Laxner as part of the renovation of the Poor Clare Monastery. From 1700 to 1701 the Franciscan brother Josaphat Leitner created 25 baroque picture panels for the cloister , depicting scenes from the life of St. Representing Francis . During the Tyrolean struggle for freedom, the monastery was closed for nine months in 1809.
Since 2002 the monastery has housed the novitiate of the Franciscans (OFM) for Switzerland, Austria and South Tyrol.
literature
- Siegfried Volgger: The Poor Clare and Franciscan Monastery in Brixen . Bolzano 1996.
- Florentin Nothegger: Brixen / Tyrol, Poor Clares - Franciscans . in: Alemania Franciscana Antiqua XVII, 243-254.
Web links
- Franciscan Monastery Brixen - Homepage
- Entry in the monument browser on the website of the South Tyrolean Monuments Office
Coordinates: 46 ° 42 ′ 42.1 ″ N , 11 ° 39 ′ 31.5 ″ E