Ingenbohl Monastery
The Kloster Ingenbohl is the parent of Charity of holy cross (Ingenbohl sisters) in Ingenbohl , on a hillside above wells in Schwyz in the vicinity of Lake Lucerne .
history
Father Theodosius Florentini founded the Community of the Sisters of the Holy Cross (Menzinger Sisters) in 1844 . In 1855 he acquired the Nigg'schen Hof, a farm on a hill in Ingenbohl. The farm developed into the mother house of a new branch of the monastery. In 1856, by an episcopal decision, the Menzing sisters and the Ingenbohl sisters were declared two independent institutes.
Architecture and equipment
The monastery church dates from 1974. Light falls through the colored roof windows. In addition to many other sacred art treasures, the Ingenbohl Monastery also houses art by two Ingenbohl sisters. Sr. M. Raphaela Burgi designed the colored glass windows.
Place of pilgrimage
On pilgrimage day, the 16th of each month, there is a pilgrimage service in the monastery church and, in the afternoon, a common pilgrimage prayer in the crypt . In the evening the sisters and visitors pray Compline .
literature
- Sisters of mercy of the holy cross: what is need of time is God's will. Editions du Signe
- Odilo Noti, Sr. Kasimira Regli: Hope Life. Ingenbohl Monastery.
- Lothar Emanuel Kaiser: Pilgrimage Guide of Switzerland. Publishing house pilgrimage guide.
Web links
Coordinates: 46 ° 59 '58.8 " N , 8 ° 36' 59.6" E ; CH1903: 689,586 / 206074