Cistercian Abbey of Löwenbrücken

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The Cistercian Abbey of Löwenbrücken was a Cistercian monastery in Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate ( Germany ) from 1232 to 1791 .

history

The nunnery of St. Helena, which has existed on the Olewiger Bach in the 12th century (1156?) In front of the then gates of Trier (in today's area of Trier-Süd , Saarstraße), was incorporated into the Cistercian order in 1232 under Archbishop Theoderich II von Wied and placed under Himmerod monastery . It was called "Pons Leonis" (German: Löwenbrücke). In 1674, the French city commander demanded and achieved its destruction for technical reasons. The nuns moved to the Sankt-Anna-Kapelle at the horse market (in Trier-Mitte / Gartenfeld ). The convent, now known as St. Anna Monastery, erected new monastery buildings and a church on site from 1679 to 1740. In 1791 it was closed by the French Revolution . Near the Trier-Süd train station, Löwenbrückener Straße is reminiscent of the historic Löwenbrücken settlement that grew up around the former monastery. There are no remains of the St. Anna monastery.

literature

  • Laurent Henri Cottineau : Repertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et prieurés . Vol. 1. Protat, Mâcon 1939–1970. Reprint: Brepols, Turnhout 1995. Column 3210 ("Trèves").
  • Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 577.
  • Gereon Christoph Maria Becking: Cistercian monasteries in Europe. Card collection . Lukas Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-931836-44-4 , sheet 54 C.

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