Franciscan monastery Düren

The Franciscan monastery in Düren existed from the 15th to the beginning of the 19th century.

At the current location of the Marienkirche there was a church building since 1459. At this time founded Franciscan from Koblenz at this point a monastery . The construction of the monastery was supported by Duke Gerhard VII von Jülich-Berg (1437–1475) and his wife Sophia von Sachsen († 1473) as well as Baron von Merode . They consecrated the monastery of St. Mary Magdalene of Bethany . It belonged to the Cologne Franciscan Province ( Colonia ). Count Dietrich III. von Manderscheid (1459–1498) had the west wing built on his account. Over the centuries the Franciscan monastery in Düren was called “In Bethanien”.

In 1470 the monastery church could be consecrated with four altars. In 1484 the Fathers built the first hospital , the chapel of which is St. Elisabeth was consecrated. Two cemeteries and the Way of the Cross of the monastery were added, all of which were consecrated in 1507. The monastery was almost completely destroyed by fire in 1533 and the church was badly damaged. Only the west wing with the library remained. At that time the convent counted 37 people and 5 interns. After the fire, only 30 priests and 5 brothers remained in the monastery. Between 1534 and 1537 the church and monastery were rebuilt. On February 6, 1568, the convent bought a house next to the monastery. From 1616 to 1618 the office and library were rebuilt. In 1636 the monastery was enlarged by donations of houses and gardens in Philippstrasse, today Victor-Gollancz-Strasse. The houses were demolished and the monastery grounds were surrounded by a high wall. In 1670 the monastery was demolished and a larger one was built. The convent now had 14 priests, 9 students and 9 lay brothers. A new surrounding wall was added in 1713.

In 1758 the French confiscated the monastery and set up a hospital in it . The monastery was founded in 1802 by the French canceled . In 1831 the monastery church became the parish church of St. Marien, which was destroyed in an air raid in 1944 and rebuilt in 1949. Today it is the second parish church of the Catholic parish of St. Lukas.

In Düren, the street In Bethanien next to the Marienkirche and the restaurant Zum Franziskaner remind of the monastery.

In June 2018, the foundations of the Franciscan monastery were uncovered during the work to create a parking lot between the Marienkirche and Philippstrasse .

Guardians

A Guardian is usually elected for three years by the Provincial Chapter of the Religious Province. The guardians of the Bethanien Monastery (the Franciscan Monastery) with the later St. Mary's Church were:

1483 Petrus Hofschmidt 1490 Hermann a Weda 1492 Johann Kirchberg 1520 Jakob de Lewarden 1527 Johann Schage 1531 Francis de Weba 1540 Wilhemnus Born 1545 Simon Groetz 1549 Johann Groetz 1550 Johann Juddenus, vulgo de Weba 1563 Johann Inden 1564 Wilhelmus von Zuphten 1569–1587 Werner von Zuphten 1587 Nikolaus Langmesser 1592 Johann Rensink 1600 Francis Goes 1609 Franziskus Goch 1612 Johann Renfink 1613 Johann Liesborn 1614 Francis Goes 1616 Theodor Rheinfeld 1619 Arnold Budelius 1620 Arnold Schorlemer 1622 Ebertinus Frentz 1624 Heinrich Boltig 1626 Marianus Lützenkirchen 1627, 1628 and 1631 Joachim Rentelen 1630 Jakobus Forster 1633, 1635 and 1636 Jakobus Polius 1637 Pacifikus Haetz 1638, 1652 Wigandus Spaer 1940, 1666 and 1668 Petrus Ritz 1641, 1656 and 1657 Gerhardus Fuß 1643, 1644 Stephan Ruidius 1646, 1647 Johann Frenz 1649, 1650, 1660, 1661, 1662 Stephan Brenner 1653, 1645, 1655 Sleutherius Macheren 1658, 1663 Bernardus Bennonius 1669, 1670, 1671 Franziskus Degenhard 1672, 1673 Arnold Schopen 1675 Johann Mahr 1676, 1677, 1678 Ludolvius Bink 1679, 1680, 1685, 1687 Theodor Becker

1682 Reinerus hatred 1684 Heinrich Heister 1685, 1688, 1690 Pacificus Beutgen 1691, 1692, 1693 Hermann Born 1694 Adam Fabritius 1698 Balthasar Berens 1699 Simon Minis 1700 Michael Mosterts 1703 Andreas Nöthlichs 1705, 1706, 1718 Dionysius Arnoldi 1708, 1709, 1710 Ludewig Klein 1711 Ferdinand Rasquin 1712 Christian Ritz 1713 Petrus Henning 1714, 1715 Valentin Donlinger 1717, 1728 Wernerus Wollersheim 1721, 1722, 1723 Anton Molitoris 1724, 1725 Johann Modeman 1727 Mansuetus Löhrer 1730 Jakobus Eidelborn 1733 Sleutherius Meinertzhagen 1734 Maximilian Ernst 1737 Eanatus eater 1740 Godefridius Pesch 1740 Joseph Bauer 1745 Martin Servos 1748 Edmund Smets 1751 Eduard Hüllencremer 1752 Aegritius Servatii 1745 Antonius Klophausen 1757, 1763 Petrus Schoenen 1760 Mathias Zorn 1766, 1772 Ruetger shoemaker 1769, 1775 Benatius victor 1777 Terentius Lohr 1781 Adauctus Rheinberg 1784 Elisäus Jonen 1786 Eelasius Werner 1788 Raphael boys 1790 Waldius Küpper The last Guardian until the Düren convent was abolished was Ermundus Franziskus Borgs.

swell

• Order and its branches in old Düren , Wilhelm Heinrichs, 2003, ISBN 3-927312-55-X
• Collection of materials on the history of Düren from 1835

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.st-lukas.org/orte-einrichtungen/kirchen-und-kapellen/marienkirche/
2. ↑ http://www.aachener-zeitung.de/lokales/dueren/skelette-und-mauerreste-unter-dem-parkplatz-der-marienkirche- discovered- 1.1929039