Welden Monastery
The Welden Monastery is a former monastery of the Terziarinnen of the Franciscan Observants in Welden in Bavaria in the Diocese of Augsburg .
history
The monastery consecrated to St. Mary was founded in 1571 by Konrad von Welden. The terziaresses of the Franciscan order from Weiler bei Blaubeuren were expelled from there in 1570 and were resettled here. In 1632 the monastery was sacked by Swedish soldiers, and the first terziaresses returned to Welden in 1636. The monastery, which was then in front of Austria , was secularized in 1782 by a decree of Emperor Joseph II . The main buildings have disappeared, two smaller buildings have been preserved and are used as private apartments. The monastery was right next to the parish church in the center of the village. The church also served as a monastery church, and a chapel was also built on the monastery grounds.
Today's Carmelite convent on Theklaberg was only founded in 1931, so it is not directly related to the former convent in the center of the village. The votive church of St. Thekla was also rededicated as a monastery church at that time.
literature
- Ludwig Langenmair: Welden - A market with a rich past . Welden 1986
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Coordinates: 48 ° 27 '30.2 " N , 10 ° 39' 53.6" E