St. Anna (Wuerzburg)
St. Anna is a former canonical monastery in Würzburg and was founded in 1714 by Johann Philipp von Greiffenclau , Prince-Bishop of Würzburg, according to a legacy of Countess Anna von Dernbach . The St. Anna monastery was merged with the Munich women's monastery of the same name in 1803 and existed until 1945. The church was profaned and set up as a municipal theater. The "Stadttheater am Alten Bahnhof" was destroyed in 1945, as was the old monastery building.
The number of canonesses was set at six from Catholic imperial families. Age was 12-16 years. In 1756, a donation from Count von Ostein made it possible to increase the number to eight. On February 25, 1803, the women's monastery and the order were suspended for a short time. But in the same year from July 12, the elector and later King of Bavaria Maximilian Joseph activated it again and increased the number of canonesses to twelve. The order was changed on January 22nd, 1811 by the Grand Duke Ferdinand of Würzburg according to new statutes . The number of canonesses has now been limited to 21. Seven should be nobles and 14 commoners. Until they got married, they were guaranteed financial benefits, including for the abbess, but these were staggered.
See also
Web links
- St. Anna (Würzburg) , basic data and history: St. Anna in Würzburg - noble ladies and civil servants' daughters in the database of monasteries in Bavaria in the House of Bavarian History
Coordinates: 49 ° 47 '42.26 " N , 9 ° 56' 11.67" O