Cistercian convent Kelbra
The Cistercian convent Kelbra was a nunnery of the Cistercian women in Kelbra (Kyffhäuser) , district of Mansfeld-Südharz in Saxony-Anhalt from 1251 to 1551 .
history
Count Heinrich III. von Beichlingen-Rothenburg founded the nunnery in Kelbra (formerly also: Chelbra or Kälbra ) in 1251 . In 1525 the Cistercian women were chased away by the rebellious peasants under the leadership of Thomas Müntzer , but were able to return for the time being. It was not until 1551 that the monastery was dissolved in the course of the Reformation . The monastery church of St. Georgii was rebuilt after a fire in 1607. From the old monastery only remains of the wall are left.
literature
- Gereon Christoph Maria Becking: Cistercian monasteries in Europe, map collection . Lukas Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-931836-44-4 , p. 54 B.
- Sebastian Brunner (Ed.): A book of Cistercians. Woerl, Vienna 1881 / Salzwasser, Paderborn 2013, p. 631.
- Johann Georg Leuckfeld : Historical description, Von Dreyen in and near the Güldenen-Aue located places: Namely: The former Cistercian Closter S. Georgii to Kelbra, together with a genealogical message from the Counts of Beichlingen who lived . Leipzig and Wolfenbüttel 1721 Bavarian State Library, Munich .
- Bernard Peugniez : Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 485.
- Peter Pfister : monastery leader of all Cistercian monasteries in the German-speaking area . 2nd edition, Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 1998, p. 453.
Web links
- Entry in the Cistopedia, illustrated, with bibliography
- Location of the monastery
- Entry "Kelbra" in Germania Monastica. Monastery directory of the German Benedictines and Cistercians
- Entry in the Germania Sacra
- Municipal information on the former monastery church
Coordinates: 51 ° 26 '12.9 " N , 11 ° 2' 24.8" E