Himmelgarten Monastery
| Himmelgarten Monastery | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 49 ° 44 '33.4 " N , 8 ° 6' 30.6" E |
| Patronage | Mary , eleven thousand virgins , John |
| founding year | before 1295 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1479 |
The Himmelgarten Monastery (Hortus Coeli) was one of the three Cistercian monasteries in Alzey in Rheinhessen .
history
The time of the founding of the monastery and the founder (s) are unknown. It was first mentioned in a document in 1281. The monastery was dedicated to the Virgin Mary , the eleven thousand virgins and St. John the Baptist .
Many members of the convent came from the regional noble families who made large donations to the monastery. Due to its location, the monastery probably belonged to the filiation of Eberbach Monastery , but it is not mentioned in the visitation protocols that were very incomplete before the late 15th century .
As early as the 15th century, the number of convent members had decreased significantly. The count palatine tried to dissolve the monastery. With the approval of Pope Sixtus IV , Count Palatine Philip the Sincere dissolved the monastery in 1479. The monastery goods were handed over to the newly founded St. Nikolaus Abbey in Alzey. The remaining three to four Cistercian women probably moved to the monastery of St. John the Order in Alzey.
No remains of the buildings of the monastery on today's Friedrichstrasse have survived.
Web links
- Schmid, Reinhard: Alzey - Himmelgarten Abbey. In: Monasteries and monasteries in Rhineland-Palatinate, URL: http://www.klosterlexikon-rlp.de/rheinhessen/alzey-kloster-himmelgarten.html (accessed August 22, 2013)
- http://www.regionalgeschichte.net/rheinhessen/alzey/kulturdenkmaeler/kloster-himmelgarten.html (accessed August 22, 2013)