Monastery fountain
The Brunnen Kloster was originally a hermitage near Endorf , not far from the city of Sundern , and has only been a Capuchin monastery since the 1720s . It was repealed in 1834.
History and Buildings
In 1705 there was a hermitage with a chapel near a (medicinal) spring. The source is marked on maps from this period as "Fons medicinalis". It is unclear whether this hermitage was occupied by Capuchins or Franciscans . In 1722 a Capuchin residence was established, which was elevated to a monastery in 1724. There were always 4 to 5 priests living in the monastery, plus 1 to 2 lay brothers. The construction of the monastery building took place between 1729 and 1735. In the years between 1742 and 1748 the church was built by a master builder from Augsburg . The altars were designed by Johann Conrad Schlaun . The church itself is a simple hall church with a rectangular choir facing south, a barrel ceiling and narrow, arched windows. The interior furnishings all date from the 18th century. An organ from 1801 is remarkable. In the west, the church is adjoined by the likewise simple monastery building. The monastery was not abolished during the secularization in 1804 , but was no longer allowed to accept new monks. At that time, however, the valuable (and unique in this deserted, sparsely populated area) monastery library was scattered to the wind. After the death of the last priest in 1834, the monastery was converted into a school vicarie and a dwarf school was established. This was closed with the school reforms of the 1960s. Since 1975 the monastery building has been the diocesan and education center of the Catholic Young Congregation (KJG) Diocesan Association Paderborn. The monastery church is part of the Upper Röhrtal pastoral network.
The biologist and university professor Reiner Feldmann was born in Brunnen in 1933 .
Surroundings
The grassland areas around the development are designated as a landscape protection area Kloster Brunnen and the forest as a landscape protection area Sundern .
literature
- Klaus Baulmann (Ed.): Annals of the Capuchins of Kloster Brunnen 1705–1796. Latin text, German translation and notes. Bonifatius, Paderborn 2008, ISBN 978-3-89710-425-9 ( studies and sources on Westphalian history 62).
- Paul Dick: History of Brunnen Monastery - A contribution to Sauerland local history. Endorf 1925.
- Heiko KL Schulze: Monasteries and monasteries in Westphalia - history, building history and description, a documentation . In: Géza Jászai (Ed.): Monastic Westphalia. Monasteries and monasteries 800–1800. Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Münster 1982, ISBN 3-88789-054-X , p. 326 (exhibition catalog, Münster, Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, September 26, 1982 - November 21, 1982).
- Ferdinand Wagener: Kloster Brunnen in history and narration. Ruhrmann, Hüsten 1929.
- Ferdinand Wagener: Kloster Brunnen. Edited and supplemented by Magdalena Padberg Grobbel, Fredeburg 1979.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Heinz-Otto Rehage, Henning Vierhaus: Obituary for Reiner Feldmann. Natur und Heimat, 75/1, pp. 37–39.
- ↑ Landscape plan Sundern - reorganization, p. 149. (PDF) Retrieved on May 15, 2019 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 15 ″ N , 8 ° 3 ′ 47 ″ E