Oelinghausen Monastery

Former monastery church

Oelinghausen Monastery

Oelinghausen Monastery

Aerial view

The Oelinghausen monastery in the Arnsberg district of Holzen was initially founded as a double monastery around 1174 , before it developed into a pure Premonstratensian monastery. In the 17th century it was converted into a secular women's monastery , before the Premonstratensian order came back a few decades later. The monastery was closed in the course of secularization in 1804.

The hll. Peter and Mary consecrated monastery church has been a parish church since then. The largely Gothic church essentially dates from the 14th century. The interior was uniformly redesigned in the baroque style in the 18th century . The remarkable pieces of equipment include the so-called Kölsche Madonna from the first decades of the 13th century and the organ, some of which dates from the 16th century.

Since 1992 the restored monastery building has been owned by the Sisters of St. Maria Magdalena Postel lives. A monastery garden museum has existed for several years. The monastery and the associated manor are located in an area mainly used for agriculture and forestry, well away from the nearest closed villages of Herdringen and Holzen. The monastery is located in the nature reserve Oelinghausen .

Historical development

Founding time

Founding document from 1174 issued by Archbishop Philipp von Heinsberg

The monastery was founded in 1174 according to the current description of Siegenand von Basthusen, a ministerial in the service of the Archbishop of Cologne, and his wife Hathewigis. In addition, the donors transferred goods in Oelinghausen and Bachum to the monastery . A few years later the founder considered the monastery again and transferred the bailiwick of the monastery to a Count Reiner von Freusburg. After his death, the founder was buried in the monastery church.

The archivist and historian Manfred Wolf recently expressed doubts about this presentation of the founding history . Accordingly, the goods donated by Siegenand von Basthusen were too small to maintain a monastery community. If you follow Wolf, it was just a donation. The actual foundation would have to have taken place beforehand between 1152 and 1174. As basic equipment, Wolf takes the Oberhof Oelinghausen, which among other things came to Heinrich the Lion via the Counts of Northeim and which he transferred to the Scheda monastery . Scheda then founded Oelinghausen as a subsidiary monastery . At first only male members of the order lived in Oelinghausen, until nuns were added later .

This also contradicts the current representation, according to which women initially lived in Oelinghausen until a double monastery emerged. The canons and sisters lived together in a separate building complex. According to the historian Edeltraud Klueting , Oelinghausen was initially an institution for women, for whom the Scheda monastery near Wickede took over pastoral care. Only after a certain consolidation phase can the sources provide evidence of a double convention. This way of life was not uncommon for the early history of the order until the General Chapter of the Premonstratensian Order decided in 1188 to separate male and female monasteries. It is unclear, however, when in Oelinghausen and other monasteries the establishment as a double monastery ended, in Oelinghausen not before the early 13th century. It can still be traced back to 1194, but there is also talk of “fratrum et sororum” in 1238.

Oelinghausen was not independent, but was initially subordinate to the abbot of the Scheda monastery and from 1228 to the paternity of the Wedinghausen monastery near Arnsberg . In contrast to Rumbeck Abbey , it was able to preserve the free choice of the provost. Klueting suspects that the change of paternity went hand in hand with the end of the dual monastery character. But instead of a clear break there was probably a transition period that lasted until the fourth decade of the 13th century.

Gaining in importance and upswing

The monastery was sponsored by the Archbishops of Cologne. Philipp von Heinsberg confirmed the founding in 1174, released it from belonging to the parish of Hüsten in 1179 and gave it a tithe . Adolf I released it from archdeacon jurisdiction after 1194. He also donated a forest to the monastery and confirmed the previous rights and possessions. In 1208 Bruno IV freed it from the bailiwick through noble families. Engelbert von Berg donated the miraculous image of the enthroned Madonna. He also mediated the confirmation of the foundation by Pope Honorius III for the monastery . from 1225. It says that he “prior and convent Oelinghausen or the place and the people who devote themselves to worship there with all their goods under the protection of St. Peter and Paul and from themselves”. It also confirms all the freedoms already granted by the Archbishop of Cologne.

Following the example of the archbishops, numerous nobles and ministerials also gave gifts to the monastery. Simon von Tecklenburg was among them as early as 1184 . At the beginning of the 13th century, Adolf I von Dassel and Hermann II von Ravensberg followed .

Church interior with high altar by Wilhelm Spliethoven from 1712

In the first place of the patrons stood the Counts of Arnsberg until the end of their rule . Gottfried II was the first to appear from the Count's House in 1204. He also mediated conflicts between the monastery and the march comrades from Herdringen . Numerous other donors followed the example of the high nobility. In 1194, Conradus von Allagen and his heirs gave the monastery their property at Allagen for the salvation of their souls. Lambert, Provost of the Cathedral in Paderborn, left his property near Neheim to the monastery in 1207/1212 . Despite the exemption from bailiwick, the Counts of Arnsberg also had a considerable influence on the life of the convent . In this way it was possible to remove an unwelcome provost. The counts assumed good behavior as main patrons. In the course of time they came to a position similar to that of a Vogt.

The first provost known by name, Radolf, succeeded in 1232 in combining the income from the pastor's office in Altenrüthen with the provost's office in Oelinghausen, which led to a dispute with the Grafschaft monastery for decades . In the 15th century the rights came back to the county. During the time of Provost Radolf, Gottfried II von Arnsberg also transferred the patronage rights to the chapel in Hachen to the Oelinghausen monastery.

In the 14th century prayer fraternities took place with numerous other monasteries and monasteries. These existed with the monasteries Varlar , Siegburg , St. Alban in Trier and Altenberg . By the middle of the 14th century at the latest, there was a brotherhood ( fraternity ) in Oelinghausen, into which the monastery founders and benefactors were also accepted. This included members of the family of the Counts von Arnsberg, aristocratic patrons but also simple monastery farmers. Membership of the aristocrats and distant patrons was rather nominal and they hardly participated in the religious life of the brotherhood. The Brotherhood of St. John the Evangelist had its own brotherhood altar in the church. She had her own property and played an important role in financing the hospital, for example. The brotherhood lost its importance in the 17th century.

In addition to the choir prayer , the monastery fulfilled other tasks. There was a poor house and a hospital that received their own income around the 13th century. The hospital still existed at the end of the 15th century.

Crisis in the late Middle Ages and early modern times

Image of grace of the "Cologne Madonna" (57 cm high, linden wood, 13th century)

In 1391, the Archbishop of Cologne praised the monastery for the fact that it would be more vigilant than others. At the same time, however, considerable material problems became apparent. The archbishop issued Oelinghausen the apparently highly stressful rearing of hunting dogs. At the same time he complained that more and more dependent farmers were moving to the cities and freedoms. This “theft” of the person would cause great harm to the monastery. The archbishop and sovereign of the Duchy of Westphalia forbade the cities in his sphere of influence to accept these refugees. He declared the granting of citizenship inadmissible. Those affected should pay a heavy fine and be brought back to the monastery in handcuffs.

There were further disintegrating moments. There were clear tendencies towards the formation of special funds and the relaxation of the exam regulations . The monastery was badly hit by the plague at the beginning of the 15th century , which killed most of the nuns. Archbishop Dietrich II von Moers took advantage of the need to take in numerous young sisters to insist that the rules of the retreat be observed. “The young girls who have taken on the religious dress in the Oelinghausen monastery to serve God should not be distracted by frequent and useless dealings with secular people. The Archbishop makes it mandatory for everyone to observe the cloister of the monastery so conscientiously “and not to allow anyone inside the cloister. Ultimately, however, this was in vain. From the 15th century there is even a report of an inn run by a conventual from Wedinghausen.

The Soest feud in the years 1444 to 1449 brought considerable economic burdens with it. During his tenure from 1483 to 1505, Provost Heinrich von Rhemen introduced the usual Premonstratensian habit instead of the previous clothing . However, it did not succeed in preventing the formation of individual households. In order not to completely cut off external donations, the situation was covered by the Abbot General in 1491. In contrast to the statutes of the order, this allowed the families to transfer worldly goods to the nuns for their own needs. In this way a further loosening of the way of life could not be prevented. In addition, there was a lack of priests to support the provost in his worship obligations. Even the general chapter of the abbots urged that more chaplains or canons be used. Against this background, Provost Gottfried von Ulfte gave up his post in 1539, which subsequently remained vacant for a decade. Even later, an orderly service could not be guaranteed.

In 1548 Archbishop Adolf III visited from Schaumburg Monastery Oelinghausen. The prioress , a biological sister of Landdrosten Henning von Böckenförde gen. Schüngel, admitted that the rule was only partially observed and that the main problem was life in the individual houses. On the other hand, there are no female followers of Lutheran teaching. Despite some small measures to enforce compliance with the rule of the order again, the individual apartments were not fundamentally questioned. Life in Oelinghausen was becoming more and more similar to that in a secular women's monastery.

In 1583 troops of the Protestant Archbishop Gebhard Truchsess from Cologne occupied the monastery. He had a secular administrator installed and Lutheran preachers tried in vain to induce religious women to change their denominations. Most of the women left the monastery and fled to their families. After Gebhard's defeat, the women returned. The monastery had been looted during the occupation, adding to the pre-existing economic difficulties. Under the direction of Kaspar von Fürstenberg , a group of related nobles had drafted new constitutions for the monastery. After that, the post of provost should be dropped and the sole management should be in the hands of the prioress. Fürstenberg also pushed through the election of his sister Ottilia von Fürstenberg (1585–1621).

Revival and transformation into a women's pen

Ottilia von Fürstenberg (contemporary painting)

In the past, Oelinghausen Monastery had become the preferred place of residence of Ottilias von Fürstenberg's mother and, contrary to the Constitutions, a kind of family center. The brothers Kaspar von Fürstenberg and Bishop Dietrich von Fürstenberg made a major contribution to Oelinghausen being able to recover economically. Dietrich alone gave Oelinghausen 4334 thalers in memory of his mother in the form of a memorial and sacrament foundation. In total he donated 10,000 thalers. As a result, the abbey building could be rebuilt and the provost house restored. Ottilia managed to settle disputes over property and to regain lost property. The debts of 20,000 thalers were paid off, and a surplus of 13,000 thalers could even be put aside. For the prosperity of the monastery, as it says in a visitation protocol, it served the Archbishop of Cologne and the Bishop of Paderborn at the same time. During this time, however, there were also raids by mercenaries from the Netherlands, which forced the convent to flee temporarily. There were also two plague outbreaks.

The goal of Ottilias von Fürstenberg, who was also abbess of the Heerse Monastery , was to transform Oelinghausen into a women's monastery. This policy was favored by the internal weakness of Wedinghausen. Only after the election of Abbot Gottfried Reichmann did an open conflict arise from 1613. The latter was concerned with reintegrating Oelinghausen firmly into the Premonstratensian order. A large part of the nobility of the Duchy of Westphalia, led by the Fürstenbergers, was on the side of Ottilia von Fürstenberg. Dietrich von Fürstenberg therefore asked Pope Paul V in 1616 for permission to convert the monastery into a women's monastery. An investigation showed that there was no longer any question of monastic life anyway. After that there was no monastic habit ("nulla regularis vigeat observantia"). The virgins lived without a cloister, without taking vows and would have taken off their vestments. Thereupon the Pope dissolved Oelinghausen from the Premonstratensian order in 1617; a year later it was converted into a women's pen. A new order separated the abbey and chapter property and stipulated that in addition to the abbess, as the headess was now called, twenty canonesses should live there. Even after the death of Ottilias von Fürstenberg, her successors continued the course they had chosen.

Return to the Premonstratensian Order

Late Gothic apostle figure on the St. John altar on the nun gallery

During the Thirty Years' War the canons had to leave Oelinghausen repeatedly. The Premonstratensians, who did not recognize the separation of Oelinghausen from the Order, worked to get it back. Wedinghausen had temporarily transferred responsibility for Oelinghausen to the Knechtsteden monastery . Its abbot led a thirteen-year trial through three instances. Ultimately, the nuncio Fabio Chigi, who later became Pope Alexander VII , decided against a pen. The colleges, however, were not ready to bow to him. Therefore, the abbot from Wedinghausen attacked the monastery in 1641 and occupied it. As a result, the canons had to leave Oelinghausen in exchange for a severance payment.

The monastery was initially relocated to by women choirs from the Rumbeck monastery . A provost was again elected, and from then on he always came from Wedinghausen. The war damage made the new beginning difficult. It was not until the end of the 17th century that the financial situation was more or less stable, so that under Provost Nikolaus Engel a new provost building could be built. Under Provost Theodor Sauter, who served from 1704 to 1732, a new convent building was built, the interior of the church was splendidly furnished and the organ was expanded. The provost left a monastery chronicle. The visitors were satisfied with the observance of the Constitutions.

End and subsequent use

Monastery building

In the last decades of the 18th century, the advance of the Catholic Enlightenment in the Duchy of Westphalia and the Archbishopric of Cologne endangered the existence of the monastery. The Wedinghauser Konventuale Friedrich Georg Pape had caused some women choirs to complain about the authoritarian leadership of the provost and to request a visit. The spiritual counselor Maria Balduin Neesen, who was committed to the Enlightenment and was critical of the monastic way of life, was commissioned with the investigation. He spoke of “monk despotism” and harshly criticized individual members of the community and the clergy. Both the prioress and the cellar master had to give up their offices. The provost was removed from office in 1789. Neesen pleaded in vain for converting the monastery into a supply institution for bourgeois and noble women, but the community remained internally torn. Younger women choirs in particular, shaped by the ideas of freedom and equality, refused to obey the prioress.

In 1804, in the course of secularization after the Duchy of Westphalia passed to Hesse-Darmstadt, the monastery was dissolved. The monastery property was initially leased and bought in 1828 by Baron von Fürstenberg from Herdringen . As early as 1806, a curate beneficiary was set up on the basis of Fürstenberg foundations from the early modern period . Its first owner and vicar was the last priest Johann von Nagel. In 1904 the independent parish of St. Petri Oelinghausen was established. Today the congregation, together with St. Antonius and St. Vitus Herdringen as well as Heilig Geist Hüsten, belongs to the Oelinghausen Monastery Pastoral Association.

From 1956 onwards, Mariannhill missionaries lived in Oelinghausen for some time . Since 1992 the restored monastery building has been owned by the Sisters of St. Maria Magdalena Postel lives. In the old stable building there has been a member of the Freundeskreis Kloster Oelinghausen e. V. operated monastery garden museum. The association also organizes guided tours through the church and the monastery complex. For more than forty years there have been regular concerts in the “musica sacra” series in the monastery church. The baroque apostle figures were monument of the month in Westphalia-Lippe in March 2014 .

Structures

Possessions

So-called shepherd's house. It may be a residential building from the time of the women's monastery

The monastery became increasingly wealthy after its foundation and was able to buy tithes and farms as early as the 13th century. Bruno abbot of Deutz transferred in 1220 to the monastery Oelinghausen the Villikationen the main courtyards Linne (Kirchlinde) and Ruggingshausen and fixed the levies to be paid. Over the following centuries there were repeated disputes about this. Overall, income from villications played only a minor role. By 1300 at the latest, leasing dominated. The community also parted with uneconomical possessions, such as shares in vineyards near Remagen , probably because of the high transport costs. After all, in 1245 the monastery obtained 5,000 to 6,000 liters of wine per year. It only used part of it itself, the rest was sold. According to lists from 1280, Oelinghausen owned possessions and income in the parishes of Enkhausen , Hüsten , Menden , in the parishes of Balve , Schönholthausen and Voßwinkel , in the city and the office of Werl , in the Körbecke court and in the city and surroundings of Soest . There were also properties on Hellweg as far as Altenrüthen. In the east, the property extended to Horn and Mellrich . There were several bailiwicks of the monastery to manage the property, for example one on the main courtyard in Kirchlinde, which was mentioned in 1223, and others in Dreisborn and Sümmern . There were city bailiffs in Werl and Soest, perhaps also in Menden. Later on, those responsible for collecting taxes were called “receptors”. Such were the case when the monastery was dissolved in Werl, Neheim, Menden, Soest and Oestereiden in 1804. In addition to tithes and other righteous persons , Oelinghausen still owned over 130 farms during this time.

Own economy

Seal of the Oelinghausen monastery from 1284, today in the State Archives North Rhine-Westphalia Westphalia department . The inscription reads: S. ecclesie in ulinchusen

The monastery succeeded in transferring all the farms in the surrounding area into its ownership. This gave rise to a significant independent economy. This was initially organized in the form of the Grangien or Curi system. The Schultenhöfe in Stiepel, Mimberge and Holzen were managed from the monastery courtyard. In addition to agriculture and forestry, this included workshops run by conversations . Their professions included weavers, furriers, shoemakers, builders and blacksmiths. In the 14th century the number of conversations decreased. This led to the abandonment of the Grangienwirtschaft. With the exception of the actual monastery property, all properties were leased. In the 18th century, this included 650 acres (a little more than 160 hectares) of arable land and another 3,000 acres of forest with a total of thirty secular employees. The building consisted of a church, monastery building, chapel and apartments for two priests. There were also servants 'and maids' houses, brewery and bakery, stables, garden sheds, barn, grinding and cutting mill as well as an ash and brick hut. In Oestereiden a barn and granary were added, in Soest a recipe house and in Hachen and Kirchlinde the chapels.

At the time of the abolition, self-management also comprised 17 acres of vegetable and fruit gardens and 11 acres of fish ponds. Oelinghausen owned a total of 24 fish ponds in which mainly carp were bred. In addition to grain and other arable crops, hops were also grown. The monastery owned 97 head of cattle, 78 pigs and 260 sheep. The monastery had to do without a large herd of goats by order of the elector in 1726. Oelinghausen tried to increase the income from its own business through Köhler, the establishment of a brick kiln, a grain distillery and the like.

Mills are among the oldest commercial operations in the area of ​​the monastery. A mill probably already existed when it was founded. There is evidence that a mill near Werl was donated by Gottfried II in 1203. The monastery built a ban mill on Bieberbach . They were initially run by conversations. The mill has been leased since the middle of the 15th century. In addition to the grinding mill, the monastery operated a sawmill and an oil mill.

Only recently has it been proven that there was also mining and smelting activity in the Middle Ages and early modern times. This is indicated by pings and digs as well as an archaeologically proven smelting facility in the form of a piece furnace. In the immediate vicinity of the furnace, ceramic remains have been found that date between the 13th and 15th centuries.

After the Soest feud, the monastery took over the farm in Soest from the St. Walburgis monastery . For the Oelinghausen monastery, the stone house, which had its own chapel, was not only the focus of the administration of the monastery property around Soest, the connection to the city market was also an advantage. From there, the goods required for the monastery could be purchased and those produced could be sold. The house served as an interim storage facility. In total, the income is estimated at over 18,000 thalers per year. In addition, there was an active capital of 16,000 thalers. This made Oelinghausen the most prosperous women's monastery in the Duchy of Westphalia.

Convention

Entrance to the farm yard

The convent was considered more elegant than the one in Rumbeck. The women choir came from important noble families in the first few centuries. Among them was the sister of Archbishop Engelbert von Berg or Irmgard von Arnsberg, the sister of Gottfried III. A number of women members of the family of the Counts von Arnsberg were choir women in Oelinghausen until the 14th century. Members of the noble houses of Tecklenburg , Waldeck , Dassel , zur Lippe and Limburg also belonged to the convent.

With the end of the Arnsberg Count's House in the 14th century, Oelinghausen lost its distinguished reputation. The noble ladies were replaced by members of the lower nobility, for example from the families Plettenberg , Böckenförde called Schüngel , Fürstenberg , Vogt von Elspe , Hanxleden , Schade or Wrede . Several of the choir women also came from the patriciate of the city of Soest. The number of admissions was apparently still considerable at the beginning of the 16th century. In 1517, visitors to the order found that Oelinghausen had taken in so many novices that they could hardly be provided for by the monastery’s income.

For at least the last three hundred years of existence, the community also included non-noble lay sisters who were responsible for physical work. There were also male conversations . These were among other things responsible for the administration of the extensive property under one waiter. Even rough work was sometimes done by conversations. Since the 16th century, prebendaries have also been attested, mostly from peasant families who did manual work in particular.

A characteristic of the Premonstratensian monasteries was that at the head of the convent there was not an unlimited abbess as head, but from the time when it was a double monastery the provost played a central role. He was responsible for both the spiritual direction and the administration of the property. He only had to obtain the approval of the Convention for contracts that concerned the substance of the property. The provosts were also chosen primarily from noble Premonstratensian monasteries such as Scheda or Cappenberg Monastery . Since the 15th century, since the 15th century, an increasing number of non-noble canons lived in Wedinghausen, none of the provosts came from there.

The prioress at the head of the convention was responsible for the internal affairs of the community. Other higher monastic offices were those of the subprioress and the cellar master. There were also offices such as the sexton and the witness master. The prioress was elected by the choir women under the direction of the provost and later confirmed by the Wedinghauser abbot. At first the prioress lived with the other sisters, later she had her own apartment. The subprioress mediated between the convent and the prioress. The number of women choirs was around 60 in the 13th and 14th centuries, and at the beginning of the 16th century it was even 80. That number dropped to 40 by the middle of the century and to 30 by the 17th century.

At the end of the early modern period, the character of convent life changed significantly. Oelinghausen counted 34 religious people in the 18th century. Two thirds of them were women choirs and one third lay sisters. In place of the noble women choirs, there are no members of a few heed-blooded families, mainly women from wealthy middle-class or farming families. These came from the Duchy of Westphalia as well as from the Archbishopric of Cologne as well as from the Hochstifte Paderborn , Münster and the Archbishopric Mainz . The lay sisters came exclusively from rural families in the region.

Archives and Library

After the abolition in 1804, the monastery archive was first moved to the archive depot in Arnsberg. During this time, the traditions were used intensively to clarify contentious ownership and legal relationships. Later the documents and files came to the provincial archive in Münster (today the state archive of North Rhine-Westphalia Westphalia department ). The archivist Peter von Hatzfeldt created a first finding aid from 1850 to 1860. Compared to other, partly widely scattered monastery archives in the Sauerland, the Oelinghauser document inventory is, according to the historian Manfred Wolf, "extremely rich".

Part of the Oelinghauser holdings in the Münster State Archives is also a necrology with more than 3000 entries. This provides information about the traffic circles of the monastery and the personal connections. The still existing copy from the 18th century also contains the contents of older directories. The entries go back to the time when the monastery was founded. The directory not only contains the names of the choir sisters and lay sisters and the provosts, but also founders, donors, benefactors, members of the Wedinghausen monastery and numerous family members of the nuns. Even after the abolition of the monastery, the necrology was carried on by a group of former choir women who continued to live together in Arnsberg until the 1830s.

The library holdings of the women's monasteries and monasteries in the Duchy of Westphalia are not adequately preserved. Some of them, including Oelinghausen and Rumbeck, probably never had a book collection worth mentioning. When the women's monastery was again converted into a monastery in 1641, the canoness burned books. Most likely, these were breviaries and other liturgical books.

Buildings and equipment

Church building

Floor plan of the monastery church (above the church with the northern Marienkapelle and the southern Kreuzkapelle and the sacristy, below the crypt and the vestibule)

The building history of the monastery church is not completely clear due to a lack of written sources. Archaeological excavations unearthed remains below the church that belong to another building. It is assumed that it is a residential or farm building belonging to the founding family. Regarding the building history of the church itself, A. Dünnebacke put forward the thesis in 1907, which Wilfried Michel also joined in the Westphalian monastery book a few years ago, that today's sacristy is identical to the older church building. This is now considered refuted.

There was at least one Romanesque predecessor to today's Gothic church. This was narrower and shorter than the nave of the existing church. A capital of this has been preserved, which today serves as the base of the Easter candlestick . The crypt below the nuns' gallery also dates from the Romanesque period around 1200 . This room is single-nave, three-bay and has a groin vault. The crypt has served as a chapel of grace since the 1960s and is the site of the so-called Cologne Madonna. Adjacent to the crypt is a vestibule, which opens up to the nave in three pointed arches. This three-aisled and one-bay room is dated to the first half of the 14th century. The sacristy, which was built in three construction phases, is also partly older than the actual church. The oldest parts are early Gothic, a reconstruction took place in the second half of the 14th century with the new church, other changes date from the Baroque.

Romanesque crypt

The current Gothic church as a whole dates from the 14th century. It is a single-nave, nine-bay hall building with a 5/8 choir . The main nave was built in three construction phases. The choir and nave are uniformly vaulted by cross ribs with keystones at the apex.

From the fourth yoke onwards, an elevated nuns gallery has been drawn into the main nave, which can be reached via two flights of stairs. It spans about half of the church. Two chapels are on the south side. Of these, the west ("Kreuzkapelle") has three bays, the east (the sacristy) has two bays with a wall apse. In the north, an earlier, now walled-up entrance serves as a small Lady Chapel. The windows of the church are ogival, in two parts with tracery. The windows in the sacristy are one-piece. The church is covered with a slate roof. On the south side, it continues downwards without interruption via the sacristy and cross chapel. Only in the 16th century did the church receive a small bell tower.

Furnishing

The nun's gallery of the Oelinghausen monastery as it was in 1906. The baroque double Madonna hanging in the vault today is missing. You can see the choir stalls and the Johannes altar. The back wall of the organ rises behind it. The area of ​​the parish church begins beyond the organ

Since a general restoration between 1957 and 1960, Gothic wall and ceiling paintings from the last quarter of the 15th century have been visible inside the church. The white-gray surface tones with painted reddish ashlar and tendril ornaments around the keystone are even older. The vault decoration, reminiscent of plants, two angels and other elements date from 1499. The large depiction of St. Christopher , rediscovered in 1933, dates from the beginning of the 16th century.

The baroque transformation of the church dragged on over a longer period of time. The first approaches to this come from the time of the women's monastery under the abbesses Ottilia and Anna von Fürstenberg. In the following phases of the baroque redesign, the convent and the abbesses no longer played a role. The initiatives came from the provosts. The second phase of the Baroque style falls in the time of Provost Christian Bigeleben (1656–1678). The third falls during the term of office of Provost Theodor Sauter 1704 to 1732. The carver Wilhelm Spliethoven called Pater from Volhaben created a comprehensive facility with a high altar, life-size apostle figures and an organ prospect . Only in Oelinghausen has the work of this artist, who created several church furnishings in Westphalia, been fully preserved to this day. The illumination (painting) of the baroque interior by Alexander La Ruell (Münster) has only been preserved in Oelinghausen.

The figure of Mary in the crypt is referred to as “dear Frau von Köllen”, “Queen of the Sauerland” or “Kölsche Madonna”. It dates from the first decades of the 13th century. The Blessed Virgin sits on a throne and is dressed in a long robe, face and body are facing the viewer frontally. The baby Jesus was added in the Middle Ages. She is carrying a book in her left hand and a blessing in her right hand. Together with the throne, the statue is 57 cm high. The hands, the baby Jesus and the crown were recreated after losses. Based on recent art-historical studies, the picture was given its current color scheme in 1976, which approximates the original. A representation that is comparable in the region, albeit a little more recent, can be found in the Merklinghauser Chapel .

The 10 m high main altar with numerous statues is baroque and was created in 1712 by Wilhelm Spliethoven - possibly according to the instructions of Provost Sauter - based on Italian models. The paintings are by Alexander La Ruell. The twelve apostle figures in the main nave are also by Spliethoven and La Ruell.

In the Kreuzkapelle there are several tombstones of former provosts. However, the epitaph for Ottilia von Fürstenberg, which today serves as an altarpiece, is dominant . The tomb was probably created by Gerhard Gröninger or an Italian artist. In the vault of the cross chapel there is a late Gothic crescent moon Madonna from around 1530.

The Lady Chapel contains a Gothic panel with the Adoration of the Shepherds. There is also a Baroque painting here that shows the murder of Archbishop Engelbert I of Cologne . According to the traditions of the monastery, which do not correspond to the actual historical processes, the bishop is said to have spent the night before his murder in Oelinghausen.

On the right and left of the wall on the nun gallery are the choir stalls with 46 seats, the back rows of which date from the 18th century. In the front rows, the late Gothic cheeks from around 1380 have been recycled. There is also a triumphal cross from the second half of the 12th century on the gallery . Under the vault there is a two-meter-high Baroque double Madonna from around 1730. The rear wall of the organ is covered by a large St. John's altar, next to which are the so-called apostle towers. The figures displayed there are late Gothic and possibly come from a carved altar that has disappeared, some of the younger ones are attributed to Gertrud Gröninger . There are also sculptures from the period between the 14th and 17th centuries on the choir benches in the gallery.

The roof turret of the monastery church carries a three-part ringing with cast steel bells from 1921. The bells hang in a wooden belfry that dates back to the time the church was built and sound in the tone sequence es'-ges'-as'.

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  Late Gothic apostle figures on the St. John's altar

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  Portrait of St. Christophorus in the nave

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  Late Gothic double Madonna around 1530

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  Baroque Radiant Madonna around 1730 from the Sasse workshop in Attendorn

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  Epitaph for Ottilia von Fürstenberg by Gerhard Gröninger

organ

Organ (baroque reconstruction by Johann Berenhard Klausing, organ brochure by Wilhelm Spliethoven)

For the first time, an organ in the form of a swallow's nest organ in Oelinghausen was mentioned in a memorial foundation of the cathedral provost Wilhelm Freseken . However, the source says nothing about the fact that this was donated by Freseken, as was sometimes claimed. The organ work was expanded in 1499. At that time there was probably already a larger second organ. In the year 1585 a spring shop organ with two manuals was registered. On February 2nd of the following year, Dutch troops of Martin Schenk von Nideggen attacked the monastery and destroyed the organ. After the older instrument was destroyed, the Paderborn prince-bishop Theodor von Fürstenberg donated two new organs to his sister and prioress Ottilia in 1599. Marten de Mare built the new organ where it still stands today, using the material from the previous organs that was available to him and was not destroyed in 1586. Johann Berenhard Klausing from Herford began renovating and expanding the organ in 1713. In 1717, Klausing's work was completed. The organ brochure was created by Spliethoven and La Ruell. The special thing about the organ in Oelinghausen is that most of the pipes have remained unchanged since 1599 or 1717. The voices of 1599 are particularly noteworthy because they can hardly be found in this form in Germany or neighboring countries. The panel paintings on the organ back wall go back to the original De Mares double doors. Between 2000 and 2002 the instrument was manufactured by the Swiss company Orgelbau Kuhn with financial support from the Freundeskreis Oelinghausen e. V. (founded 1983) has been extensively restored and reconstructed, with the condition from 1717 being decisive.

The organ has the following disposition :

I main work CD – c 3 Bardun 16 ′ M. Praestant 8th' M. Pipe lull 8th' K Octava 4 ′ A. Idle shower 4 ′ K Peak lull 2 ′ A. Sexquialtera III 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ M / K Mixture IV 2 ′ M. Cimbal III 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ K Trumpet (bass / discant) 8th' R.

II breastwork CD – c 3 Gedact 8th' K Octava 4 ′ M. Duesflöt 4 ′ K Octav 2 ′ A / R Mixture III 1' A / R

Pedal CD – d 1 Sub bass 16 ′ R. Octava 8th' R. Octav 4 ′ R. Trumpet 16 ′ R.

A = unknown organ builder before 1586

M = Marten de Mare (1599)

K = Johann Berenhard Klausing (1717)

R = Reconstruction of the Kuhn organ building (2002)

• Coupling : II / I (sliding coupling); I / P.
• Tremulant for the whole work
• star

Remarks

1. ↑ Around 1555.
2. ↑ Heads and throats reconstructed by Hans Peter Mebold (1989).

More buildings

Ground plan and location of the church and the monastery buildings, probably at the time the monastery was closed

Besides the church, only a few of the earlier monastery buildings have survived. After the abolition of the monastery, the gate building was demolished. The 14th century St. Michael's Chapel in the entrance area of ​​the monastery has also not been preserved. The hospital no longer exists either.

The actual monastery building was attached to the church in the west. The last building had three wings. However, only the eastern and southern wings are preserved. The northern wing was demolished after secularization. The monastery building was erected at the beginning of the 18th century. However, it rests on the foundations of the previous buildings. Two chimneys have been preserved in the basement. One of them bears the coat of arms and the life data of Ottilias von Fürstenberg. At the beginning of the 20th century, a farm building was built on the site of the former north wing. This is a listed building and today houses the monastery garden museum. There is a half-timbered house in the south-west of the church and the convent building. Some call it a “shepherd's house”, others see it as one of the individual houses from the time of the women's monastery. Immediately to the right in front of the so-called shepherd's house is the former "Oberförsterscheune", a building with foundation walls from the 16th century. Elaborately restored, it now houses an occupational therapy practice for one of the canons living in Oelinghausen. The monastery area is surrounded by a 400 meter long listed wall. This used to be about eight meters high and even had towers. The monastery wall is a habitat for various plants and animals. To the east of the monastery church is the reconstructed monastery garden.

Although it is located on the former monastery grounds, Gut Oelinghausen, which is owned by the von Fürstenberg family , no longer belongs to the actual area of ​​the former monastery. Parts of the property are also listed. These include gate entrances and an administrator's house that was built during the Wilhelmine era with echoes of Art Nouveau . Also noteworthy is the large pigeon house in the farm yard, which, although only built in the 19th century, is based on the monastery's old self-management.

Lists of persons

Prioresses and abbesses Alegunte 1234 Gysla, Countess of Altena 1270 Alheidis, Countess of Arnsberg 1321 Gertrudis 1350 Sophia 1363 Elzeke von Hattrope 1383-1419 Sophia von Hanxleden 1429 Cunegundis von Plettenberg called van der Molen 1430 Katharina von der Becke 1452 Margareta Vogedes 1463 Christina von Müllesborn 1475 Swenne des Quaden 1488–1505 Ida von Hersel 1506 Elizabeth of Dale 1510 Margarete Schüngel 1517–1536 Engela von Plettenberg 1537 Maria von Schüngel 1548 Hilberg Fridag 1569–1585 (resigned) Ottilia von Fürstenberg 1585–1621 (abbess) Anna von Fürstenberg 1621–26 (abbess) Elisabeth von Eickel 1626–34 Helena von Plettenberg 1634 (abbess) Anna von Plettenberg 1637–1641 (abbess) Anna Christine von Böckenförde 1642 (abbess) Elisabeth Rham 1642-50 Judith Brandis 1651-1667 Elisabeth Brandis 1667–1679 Theodora Catharina Schüngel 1683–1697 Clara Christina Greving 1711 Maria Theresia Schmitmann 1728 Maria Katharina von Greving 1742–1770 Maria Dorothea Wulf 1770–1789 Maria Catharina Diez 1789–1804

Toast Radolf (prior to 1225) 1210–1238 Mike 1241 Adam 1242-1246 Gottfried 1256-1275 Ludolf 1279-1298 Johann until 1305 Dietrich von Herrgottinchusen from 1305 Gerwin 1308-1318 Rutger Moylike 1318-1347 Gerhard von Ramsbeck 1348-1356 Gerhard von Warrendorf 1357-1367 Bernhard von der Horst 1367–1385 Johann von Mengede 1386-1396 Gottfried von Plettenberg 1398-1410 Arnt Wulf 1410-1416 Bernd Schmeling 1417-1424 Heidenreich Jomme 1425–1441 Hermann Rost 1442–1451 Heidenreich von Plettenberg 1452–1459 Johann Vridag 1463–1483 Heinrich von Rhemen 1483–1505 Dietrich Hüls 1506-1511 Ludolf Werminghausen 1513-1516 Heinrich von Schorlemer 1518–1528 Hermann von Neuhof 1529–1531 Gottfried von Ulfte 1533–1539 vacancy Johann Sundag 1552–1561 Heinrich von Werne 1563–1565 Kaspar von Schorlemer 1565–1572 vacancy Andreas von Varssem 1577–1581 vacancy

(Continuation of the provosts) Lambert Topp 1642-1650 Engelbert Carthaus 1651–1654 Christian Biegeleben 1655–1678 Nikolaus Engel 1678–1697 Wilhelm Schmidtmann 1697–1704 Theodor Sauter 1704-1732 Bernhard Heldt 1732–1736 Friedrich Hense 1737-1740 Maximilian Schlankert 1740–1741 Johann Rinnhoff 1741–1768 Stephan Mense 1768-1780 Augustin Schelle 1780–1789 not occupied again

literature

• The monuments of the city of Arnsberg. Collection period 1980–1990. Arnsberg 1990, pp. 187-197
• Franz Fischer : On the economic history of the Premonstratensian monastery in Ölinghausen . Arnsberg 1912
• Friedrich Jakob: The organ of the monastery and parish church St. Petri in Oelinghausen . Arnsberg 2006, ISBN 978-3-930264-59-9
• Magdalena Padberg (Ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen , Strobel, Arnsberg 1986, ISBN 3-87793-018-2

Among other things:

• Anton Dünnebacke: The inner religious life , pp. 25–35
• Helmut Richtering : Oelinghausen Monastery , pp. 46–65
• Franz Fischer: From the economic history of the Oelinghausen monastery , pp. 66–71
• Wilfried Michel: The organs of the Oelinghausen monastery , pp. 104–112

• Harald Polenz, Wilfried Michel: Oelinghausen Monastery and the historic organs . Iserlohn 1989, ISBN 3-922885-44-6
• Helmut Richtering : Oelinghausen Monastery . In: Westphalian magazine . 123rd volume. Münster 1973, pp. 115-136 PDF file
• Werner Saure: Oelinghausen Monastery. Church leaders . Arnsberg 2005
• Werner Saure (Ed.): Oelinghauser contributions . Freundeskreis Oelinghausen eV Arnsberg 1999

Among other things:

• Michael Gosmann: The Counts of Arnsberg and the “Vogtei” on the Oelinghausen Monastery , pp. 9–32
• Manfred Wolf: Comments on the history and constitution of the Oelinghausen monastery , pp. 33–40
• Bernhard Padberg: Oelinghausen and his monastery economy , pp. 59–84

• Freundeskreis Oelinghausen eV (Ed.): Mercy, poor relief and health care in the Oelinghausen monastery. Arnsberg, 2017

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• Manfred Wolf (arrangement): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery. Regesten . Fredeburg 1992. ISBN 3-922659-39-7
• Necrology of the Oelinghausen monastery. Digitized

Web links

Commons : Oelinghausen Monastery  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• 360 ° aerial panorama of the area around Oelinghausen Monastery
• Oelinghausen Monastery
• Friends of Oelinghausen e. V.
• Baroque organ in the monastery church (detailed information on building history and restoration)
• Sources in NRW archives
• Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe: Monastery garden museum in LWL geodata culture

Individual evidence

1. ^ Founding deed , issued in Soest on May 29, 1174 by Archbishop Philipp von Heinsberg. Printed in Manfred Wolf (arr.): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery. Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 3, p. 22f.
2. ↑ Manfred Wolf: The foundation of the Oelinghausen monastery . In: Sauerland March 2013 p. 14f.
3. ↑ Manfred Wolf: Comments on the history and constitution of the Oelinghausen monastery . In: Werner Saure (Ed.): Oelinghauser contributions . Freundeskreis Oelinghausen eV Arnsberg 1999, p. 35
4. ^ ^{A b} Edeltraud Klueting: The monastery landscape of the Duchy of Westphalia in the High Middle Ages . In: Harm Klueting (Ed.): The Duchy of Westphalia . Vol. 1: The Duchy of Westphalia: Westphalia from the Electorate of Cologne from the beginnings of Cologne rule in southern Westphalia up to secularization in 1803 . Münster 2009, pp. 81–84
5. ^ Helmut Richtering: Oelinghausen Monastery . In: Magdalena Padberg (Ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen, Strobel, Arnsberg 1986 p. 47
6. ↑ Document of the abbot of Prémontré and the general chapter of the order from 1231 in: Manfred Wolf (edit.): The documents of the monastery Oelinghausen . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 57, p. 44
7. ↑ Manfred Wolf (arrangement): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 13, p. 27
8. ↑ Cf. Manfred Wolf (arrangement): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 30, p. 30
9. ↑ Manfred Wolf (arrangement): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 45, p. 40
10. ↑ Cf. Manfred Wolf (arrangement): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 9, pp. 25f.
11. ^ Helmut Richtering: Oelinghausen Monastery . In: Magdalena Padberg (Ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen , Strobel, Arnsberg 1986, p. 46f.
12. ^ Helmut Richtering: Oelinghausen Monastery . In: Magdalena Padberg (Ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen , Strobel, Arnsberg 1986, p. 47
13. ↑ Manfred Wolf (arrangement): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 11, p. 26
14. ↑ Manfred Wolf (arrangement): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 19, p. 29f.
15. ↑ Michael Gosmann: The Counts of Arnsberg and the "Vogtei" over the Oelinghausen monastery . In: Werner Saure (Ed.): Oelinghauser contributions . Freundeskreis Oelinghausen eV Arnsberg 1999, p. 28
16. ^ Helmut Richtering: Oelinghausen Monastery. In: Magdalena Padberg (Ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen , Strobel, Arnsberg 1986, p. 48
17. ^ Rudolf Krämer: Death and burial, veneration of saints and cult of relics in Oelinghausen (1174–1804) . In: Oelinghauser contributions. Aspects from 825 years of monastic life . Arnsberg 1999, p. 92 f.
18. ^ Bernhard Padberg: The medieval brotherhood of St. Johannes Evangelist in Oelinghausen. In: Mercy, poor relief and health care in the Oelinghausen monastery. Arnsberg, 2017 pp. 10–17
19. ↑ Ingrid Ehlers-Kisseler: The development of the pitanz and benefice system in the foundations of the Premonstratensian order. An investigation of the question based on the Rhenish and Westphalian pens . In: Irene Crusius and Helmut Flachenecker (eds.): Studies on the Premonstratensian Order . Göttingen, 2003, pp. 453f.
20. ↑ Manfred Wolf (arrangement): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery. Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 75, p. 50
21. ↑ Manfred Wolf (arrangement): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 791, p. 285
22. ↑ Certificate of October 25, 1391, In: Manfred Wolf (edit.): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 497, p. 196
23. ^ Certificate of February 5, 1437 issued in Cologne, in: Manfred Wolf (arr.): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 618, p. 232
24. ↑ Hubert, Abbot of Premontre February 1, 1491, abb. in: Manfred Wolf (arrangement): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 792, p. 285
25. ↑ Certificate of May 20, 1509, in: Manfred Wolf (Ed.): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 852, p. 305
26. ^ Helmut Richtering: Oelinghausen Monastery . In: Magdalena Padberg (ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen , Strobel, Arnsberg 1986, pp. 50–53
27. ^ Helmut Richtering: Oelinghausen Monastery . In: Magdalena Padberg (Ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen , Strobel, Arnsberg 1986, p. 53
28. ↑ Manfred Wolf (arrangement): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 1004, p. 352f., And No. 1020, p. 358
29. ^ News about monasteries of the Premonstratensian Order, especially in the Rhineland and Westphalia . In: Annals of the historical association for the Lower Rhine . First year, second issue. Cologne 1855, p. 190
30. ↑ Rome December 1, 1617 printed in Manfred Wolf (arr.): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, documents, No. 1020, p. 357f.
31. ^ Helmut Richtering: Oelinghausen Monastery . In: Magdalena Padberg (ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen , Strobel, Arnsberg 1986, pp. 53–57
32. ^ Helmut Richtering: Oelinghausen Monastery . In: Magdalena Padberg (Ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen , Strobel, Arnsberg 1986, p. 57
33. ^ Helmut Richtering: Oelinghausen Monastery . In: Magdalena Padberg (ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen , Strobel, Arnsberg 1986, pp. 58–60
34. ↑ ^{a b} Helmut Richtering: Oelinghausen Monastery . In: Magdalena Padberg (Ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen , Strobel, Arnsberg 1986, p. 62
35. ^ Catholic parishes in the city of Arnsberg
36. ^ Report of the NRW Foundation
37. ^ WR of March 27, 2008
38. ↑ Justification of the LWL
39. ↑ Certificate of March 17, 1220, No. 155, p. 199, in: Johann Suibert Seibertz: Document book for the regional and legal history of the Duchy of Westphalia . Vol. 1 799-1300. Arnsberg 1839
40. ^ Bernhard Padberg: Oelinghausen and his monastery economy . In: Werner Saure (Ed.): Oelinghauser contributions . Friends of Oelinghausen e. V. Arnsberg 1999, p. 60
41. ^ Helmut Müller: Wine and viticulture in Westphalia. In: Ruth-E. Mohrmann, Günter Wiegelmann (Hrsg.): Food and table culture in the Hanseatic area . Münster 1996, ISBN 978-3-89325-430-9 , p. 418
42. ↑ On the properties in Werl and the surrounding area, cf. Heinrich Josef Deisting: On the history of the bailiwick of the Oelinghausen monastery in Werl . In: Oelinghauser contributions. Aspects from 825 years of monastic life . Arnsberg 1999, pp. 43-46
43. ↑ ^{a b} Helmut Richtering: Oelinghausen Monastery. In: Magdalena Padberg (Ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen , Strobel, Arnsberg 1986, p. 49
44. ↑ List of goods from 1280, in: Johann Suibert Seibertz (Hrsg.): Sources for Westphalian history . Vol. 2, Arnsberg 1860, No. 6, pp. 408-416 ( digitized version ; PDF; 970 kB)
45. ^ Heinrich Josef Deisting: On the history of the Bailiwick of the Oelinghausen monastery in Werl . In: Oelinghauser contributions. Aspects from 825 years of monastic life . Arnsberg 1999, p. 43
46. ↑ ^{a b} Cf. FA Höynck: Assets at the dissolution of the monastery in 1804 and the parish . In: Magdalena Padberg (Ed.): Oelinghausen Monastery . Arnsberg 1986, pp. 72-74
47. ^ Bernhard Padberg: Oelinghausen and his monastery economy . In: Werner Saure (Ed.): Oelinghauser contributions . Friends of Oelinghausen e. V. Arnsberg 1999, pp. 60f.
48. ↑ ^{a b c} Helmut Richtering: Oelinghausen Monastery . In: Magdalena Padberg (Ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen , Strobel, Arnsberg 1986, p. 60
49. ^ Franz Fischer: From the economic history of the Oelinghausen monastery , Fischer, economic history. In: Magdalena Padberg (Ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen , Strobel, Arnsberg 1986, p. 67f.
50. ^ Bernhard Padberg: Oelinghausen and his monastery economy . In: Werner Saure (Ed.): Oelinghauser contributions . Friends of Oelinghausen e. V. Arnsberg 1999, pp. 78-83
51. ^ Bernhard Padberg: Oelinghausen and his monastery economy . In: Werner Saure (Ed.): Oelinghauser contributions . Freundeskreis Oelinghausen eV Arnsberg 1999, pp. 66-69
52. ^ Hubertus Michels: Urban house building on the middle Hellweg. The development of residential buildings in Soest from 1150–1700 . Münster [u. a.] 1998, p. 30
53. ↑ ^{a b c} Helmut Richtering: Oelinghausen Monastery . In: Magdalena Padberg (Ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen , Strobel, Arnsberg 1986, p. 50
54. ^ Certificate of March 12, 1517, in: Manfred Wolf (edit.): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 868, p. 309
55. ↑ ^{a b} Manfred Wolf: Comments on the history and constitution of the Oelinghausen monastery . In: Werner Saure (Ed.): Oelinghauser contributions . Friends of Oelinghausen e. V. Arnsberg 1999, p. 36
56. ↑ Cf. on the delimitation of rights: Document dated June 25, 1577, in: Manfred Wolf (edit.): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 969, p. 340
57. ↑ Short biographies of the provosts can be found in: News about monasteries of the Premonstratensian order, especially in the Rhineland and Westphalia . In: Annals of the historical association for the Lower Rhine . First year, second issue. Cologne 1855, p. 190
58. ^ Anton Dünnebacke: The inner religious life . In: Magdalena Padberg (ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen , Strobel, Arnsberg 1986, pp. 28–31
59. ↑ Manfred Wolf (arrangement): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, p. 8
60. ^ Bernhard Padberg: ... in Memoriam - the necrology of the Oelinghausen monastery. In: Freundeskreis Oelinghausen eV (Ed.): Mercy, poor welfare and health care in the Oelinghausen monastery. Arnsberg, 2017 pp. 107-109
61. ^ Digitized version of the necrology of the Oelinghausen monastery
62. ↑ Hermann-Josef Schmalor: The libraries of the Monasteries in the Duchy of Westphalia . In: Harm Klueting (Ed.): The Duchy of Westphalia . Vol. 1: The Duchy of Westphalia: Westphalia from the Electorate of Cologne from the beginnings of Cologne rule in southern Westphalia up to secularization in 1803 . Münster 2009, p. 638
63. ↑ Werner Saure: Oelinghausen Monastery. Church leaders . Arnsberg 2005, p. 9
64. ↑ Manfred Wolf: Comments on the history and constitution of the Oelinghausen monastery . In: Werner Saure (Ed.): Oelinghauser contributions . Friends of Oelinghausen e. V. Arnsberg 1999, p. 38
65. ↑ Werner Saure: Oelinghausen Monastery. Church leaders . Arnsberg 2005, p. 8
66. ^ Albert Ludorff: Architectural and art monuments of Westphalia . Arnsberg district. Münster 1906, p. 100
67. ↑ Padberg, Oelinghausen , p. 85
68. ^ Albert Ludorff: Architectural and art monuments of Westphalia. Arnsberg district. Münster 1906, p. 100
69. ^ Albert Ludorff: Architectural and art monuments of Westphalia . Arnsberg district. Münster 1906, p. 100f.
70. ^ The monuments of the city of Arnsberg. Collection period 1980–1990. Arnsberg 1990, p. 188.
71. ↑ ^{a b} Werner Saure: Oelinghausen Monastery. Church leaders . Arnsberg 2005, p. 6
72. ^ Julia von Ditfurth: On the baroqueization of the Premonstratensian churches in Rumbeck and Oelinghausen. In: Origin with a future. Insights into the Arnsberg monastery landscape. Arnsberg, 2019 pp. 92–96
73. ↑ See Heinrich Deisting: The sculptor Wilhelm Spliethoven called Pater (1675-1720) . In: Oelinghauser contributions. Aspects from 825 years of monastic life . Arnsberg 1999, pp. 107-118
74. ^ The monuments of the city of Arnsberg. Collection period 1980–1990 . Arnsberg 1990, p. 189
75. ^ Marina Cremer: Art in the Duchy of Westphalia. An art landscape shaped by the Electorate of Cologne. In: Harm Klueting (Ed.): The Duchy of Westphalia . Vol. 1: The Cologne Duchy of Westphalia from the beginnings of Cologne rule in southern Westphalia to the secularization of 1803 . Münster 2009, p. 552
76. ↑ Werner Saure: Oelinghausen Monastery. Church leaders. Arnsberg 2005, pp. 10-12
77. ↑ Werner Saure: Oelinghausen Monastery. Church leaders. Arnsberg 2005, pp. 14-15
78. ↑ Werner Saure: Oelinghausen Monastery. Church leaders. Arnsberg 2005, pp. 12-14
79. ↑ Werner Saure: Oelinghausen Monastery. Church leaders . Arnsberg 2005, pp. 16-22
80. ↑ Document of July 25, 1390 in: Manfred Wolf (edit.): The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery . Regesten. Fredeburg 1992, No. 493, pp. 194f.
81. ↑ Linda Maria Koldau : Women-Music-Culture. A handbook on the German-speaking area of ​​the early modern period , Böhlau, 2005, ISBN 3-412-24505-4 , pp. 858 ff.
82. ↑ The historical organ in Oelinghausen Monastery, accessed on August 5, 2010
83. ^ The monuments of the city of Arnsberg. Collection period 1980–1990. Arnsberg 1990, p. 192; see. also: Wilfried Michel: The organs of the Oelinghausen monastery . In: Magdalena Padberg (Ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen, Strobel , Arnsberg 1986, p. 104 ff.
84. ↑ Harald Polenz, Wilfried Michel: The organs of the monastery church Oelinghausen. In: Magdalena Padberg (Ed.): Oelinghausen Monastery and the historical organs. Iserlohn 1989, ISBN 3-922885-44-6 , pp. 146-200.
85. ↑ Kuhn Organ Builders
86. ^ Bernhard Padberg: The monastery gate in Oelinghausen. In: Freundeskreis Oelinghausen eV (Ed.): Mercy, poor welfare and health care in the Oelinghausen monastery. Arnsberg, 2017 pp. 75–78
87. ^ Bernhard Padberg: The Michaelskapelle zu Oelinghausen. In: Freundeskreis Oelinghausen eV (Ed.): Mercy, poor welfare and health care in the Oelinghausen monastery. Arnsberg, 2017 pp. 101-105
88. ^ Bernhard Padberg: Hospital and Nursing in Oelinghausen. In: Freundeskreis Oelinghausen eV (Ed.): Mercy, poor welfare and health care in the Oelinghausen monastery. Arnsberg, 2017 pp. 52–60
89. ↑ Günter Bertzen: The monastery wall in Oelinghausen. A valuable habitat for plants and animals. In: Sauerland 3/1987, pp. 95f.
90. ^ The monuments of the city of Arnsberg. Collection period 1980–1990 . Arnsberg 1990, p. 194
91. ↑ Many prioresses lack clear terms of office, their names are sometimes only known from the documents. There are also partially different data in the literature. Magdalena Padberg (ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen, Strobel, Arnsberg 1986, p. 36, Norbert Backmund: Monasticon Praemonstratense. Id est Historia Circariarum atque Canoniarum candidi et canonici Ordinis Praemonstratensis . Vol I / Pars prima et secunda. Berlin 1983, ISBN 978-3-11-008917-2 , p. 239
92. ↑ Magdalena Padberg (Ed.): Kloster Oelinghausen, Strobel, Arnsberg 1986, p. 65

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