Capuchin monastery Haslach
| Capuchin monastery Haslach | |||
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| medal | Capuchin | ||
| founding year | 1630 | ||
| Cancellation / year | 1823 | ||
| Patronage | Christophorus | ||
| location | |||
| country | Germany | ||
| region | Baden-Württemberg | ||
| place | Haslach in the Kinzigtal | ||
| Geographical location | 48 ° 17 ' N , 8 ° 5' E | ||
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| Situation in Germany | |||
The Capuchin Monastery Haslach is located in the middle of the town of Haslach in the Kinzigtal , Black Forest , Baden-Württemberg , Ortenaukreis . It is a completely preserved monastery complex of the Capuchin order from the Baroque in southern Germany.
history
Count Christoph II von Fürstenberg decided to build a Capuchin monastery in Haslach in 1612 and instructed the Obervogt Simon Fink to build up reserves. The early death of the count in 1614 prevented execution. The old, pious son Friedrich Rudolf took up the project again in 1629. The general of the order approved the project at the provincial chapter of the Swiss Capuchin Province in Constance from 12-16. April 1630 and sent some priests to Haslach. On November 11, 1630, the Abbot Petri of the Benedictine Abbey of Gengenbach laid the foundation stone and erected the cross. Construction began immediately. The monastery was built by the builders Georg Hofacker von Wolfach and Michael Steiner von Haslach. The construction costs of 7377 guilders were taken over by the count, who wanted to help his subjects who were lukewarm and cold in faith. In 1632 eight priests moved in. During the turmoil of the Swedish-French War , which hit the Kinzig valley from 1632 to 1643, the Capuchins stayed on site and mediated between the parties and the population. From 1649 on, the Capuchins led the inhabitants of the County of Hohengeroldseck back to the Catholic faith on behalf of the Austrian government . Count Friedrich Rudolf von Fürstenberg died in 1655 and, like his son Maximilian Franz (1634–1681) and grandson Prosper Ferdinand (1662–1704), was buried in the monastery church. Graf Maximilian Franz was due to an illness in Rome vow in 1657 that belongs to the monastery of Loretto Chapel building. As usual, the pilgrimage shrine Loreto in Italy served as a model . On September 4, 1661, almost 30 years late, the consecration of the monastery church under the patronage of St. Christopher by Gabriel Haug, auxiliary bishop of Strasbourg and titular bishop of Tripoli, took place . The consecration of the Loreto Chapel by Haug followed on September 5th. After splitting off from the Swiss Capuchin Province in 1668, the monastery was incorporated into the newly formed Upper Austrian Capuchin Province. On September 18, 1676, the population saved themselves from 5000 marauding Austrian hussars in the lay church. In 1703 the monastery complex was extensively renovated. From 1755 to 1757 brother Adam von Gündelwangen built a new high altar. On February 9, 1781, Prince Joseph Wenzel von Fürstenberg ordered the extinction budget and thus initiated the decades of secularization. On April 4, 1781, the Capuchin monastery in Haslach was incorporated into the newly founded Swabian Capuchin Province. Due to the Josephinian burial ordinance adopted by the Fürstenberg government, the crypt under the church was abandoned in 1782 and a monastery cemetery was created. In 1794 the monastery was temporarily vacated and used as a military hospital for Wuerttemberg soldiers suffering from typhoid, of whom over 100 died. In 1795 French Revolutionary Guards ravaged the monastery. In 1801 the lay church burned down and was rebuilt with public funds. On October 13, 1802, the monastery was claimed by the Fürstenberg government as a state property. Six monks were granted the right to stay. In 1806 the monastery was cleared again and used as a military camp. In 1806, following the mediation of the principality as a result of the Rhine Federation Act , the monastery was transferred to the state of Baden , which continued to put the monks on the extinction budget. In 1823 the legal form of the monastery was finally abolished. The monks continued to enjoy the right to stay, which the monk Leopold Marxner used due to his longevity until 1844. He died in 1844, evacuated and found shelter in Haslach as the last member of the Upper Austrian Capuchin Province on February 10, 1851.
In 1844 the city bought the buildings from the sovereign and built poor houses. The community high school was set up in the refectory. The monastery buildings only had to endure minor changes.
Monastery complex
The monastery complex includes the monastery church, cloister and monastery building with a Capuchin cell. The Loretto Chapel is located near the monastery church.
The initiator of the monastery, Count Christoph II von Fürstenberg , had himself immortalized on Matthäus Gundelach's Coronation of the Virgin , the altarpiece on the high altar of the monastery church . It is the most important legacy of the monastery. The altars were created in 1756–1757 by the monastery brother Adam from Gündelwangen. The complex was built according to the standards of the strict building regulations of the Capuchins. In the Loretto Chapel, which was subsequently fitted with side windows, there is a Black Madonna as a cult image.
Others
The Black Forest costume museum is housed in the convent wing.
On September 9, 2018, the SWR1 Pfännle took place on the grounds of the old Capuchin monastery. The Südwestrundfunk appeared with several attractions. There was a taste of the south restaurant mile and a family breakfast. A farmers 'and producers' market and other sights were on the site.
literature
- Heinrich Hansjakob : The Capuchin Monastery in Haslach in the Kinzigthale. In: Freiburg Diocesan Archives, Volume 4 (1869), 135-146 online
- Franz Schmider: The former Capuchin monastery and the Loretto chapel in Haslach iK In: Die Ortenau: Journal of the Historical Association for Central Baden, 6th and 7th issue. 1919/20, pp. 70–83, digitized version of the Freiburg University Library
- Otto Göller: On the history of Count Christoph II von Fürstenberg (1580-1614) and the Capuchin monastery Haslach iK In: Die Ortenau: Journal of the Historical Association for Middle Baden, Issue 20. 1933, pp. 151–158 Digitalised version of the Freiburg University Library
Web links
- Capuchin monastery Haslach in the database of monasteries in Baden-Württemberg of the Baden-Württemberg State Archives
Individual evidence
- ↑ Beda Mayer OFMCap .: The Capuchin Monastery Haslach. In: Helvetia Franciscana, Volume 12, Issue 8, 1976, pp. 217ff.