Capuchin monastery Günzburg
The Günzburg Capuchin Monastery was a former Capuchin monastery in Günzburg in Bavaria in the diocese of Augsburg .
history
The monastery, consecrated to St. Francis, was founded in 1616 by Margrave Karl von Burgau with the support of Prince-Bishop Heinrich von Knöringen . In 1619 the donor's body was buried in the crypt. In 1786 the monastery was designated an extinction monastery by Emperor Joseph II, and in 1806 the Bavarian state finally secularized it . The monastery and the church were demolished, and the coffins of the founder and his wife Sibylle von Jülich-Kleve-Berg were transferred to St. Martin's Church. Today only the street name An der Kapuzinermauer gives an idea of the original location, today's Mayor-Landmann-Platz. On the Merian stitch of the city of Günzburg, the direct vicinity to the palace garden can be seen.
Web links
- Detailed history of the monastery at House of Bavarian History - Monasteries in Bavaria
Coordinates: 48 ° 27 ′ 8.6 ″ N , 10 ° 16 ′ 37.2 ″ E