Monastery church (Oschatz)

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The monastery church in 2014
The monastery church from a bird's eye view
Oschatz monastery church around 1840

The monastery church is one of the oldest buildings in the city of Oschatz and is the only remaining structure of the former Franciscan monastery . Located in the inner city ring, remnants of the city wall can still be seen in the western part of the monastery churchyard.

history

The brothers of the Franciscan Order , established in 1210, came to Oschatz in 1228 and founded a convent , which was first mentioned in 1240 and which belonged to the Saxon Franciscan Province ( Saxonia ). The monastery church was built between 1246 and 1248. It was consecrated to the Virgin Mary on the Sunday before Midsummer 1248 . Pope Innocent IV and Bishop Conrad von Meißen granted indulgences to the supporters of the church building and to the participants in the church consecration .

In 1429 the monastery and the city of Oschatz were destroyed by the Hussites . In 1430 the reconstruction of the monastery began. In 1484 the monastery church was consecrated. In 1539 Duke Heinrich closed the monastery as a result of the Reformation . The church was now only partially used for church purposes. Among other things, it served as a warehouse, hospital and riding hall for the Uhlans .

In 1924 the eastern part was separated from the nave, a false ceiling was put in and a community hall was set up on the upper floor. Community rooms were created on the ground floor. The nave has been used for storage purposes ever since.

Web links

Commons : Klosterkirche  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dieter Berg (Ed.): Traces of Franciscan History. Chronological outline of the history of the Saxon Franciscan provinces from their beginnings to the present. Werl 1999, p. 39.
  2. ↑ Sachsens Kirchengalerie - Third Volume - Fourth Section - The Inspection Oschatz - Dresden - Herrmann Schmidt - 1840 , p. 131 in the SLUB Dresden
  3. ↑ Dieter Berg (Ed.): Traces of Franciscan History. Chronological outline of the history of the Saxon Franciscan provinces from their beginnings to the present. Werl 1999, p. 285.
  4. ^ Oschatz views from the 16th to 19th centuries - Sax Verlag Beucha - 2008
  5. ↑ Our little traveling booklet - Issue 42 - Oschatz and the Wermsdorfer Wald - Karl-Heinz Saumsiegel - 1955
  6. ↑ Timeline for the history of the Oschatz Franciscan Monastery  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / oschatz.active-city.net  

Coordinates: 51 ° 17 '53.6 "  N , 13 ° 6' 18.9"  E