Wechterswinkel Monastery ( German: Kloster Wechterswinkel ) is a former Cistercian abbey located in the Bavarian community of Bastheim . The monastery, belonging to the Würzburg diocese , was founded earlier than 1144 (probably in 1134) thanks to the efforts of Bishop Embrico (d. 1146), King Conrad III and a number of donors unknown to date. In the XVI century the monastery was plundered several times.
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History and Description
See also
- Monastery Munchaurach
- Aura Monastery
- Auchausen Monastery
- Michelfeld Monastery
- Monastery Frauenzel
Notes
Literature
- Breuer, Tilmann ua Bearb .: Georg Dehio, Franken, Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Bayern I, München und Berlin 1999, S. 1087;
- Gröber, Karl: Stadt Bad Kissingen und Bezirksamt Kissingen. KDB III / X, München 1914, S. 150 ff .;
- Krenig, Ernst Günther: Mittelalterliche Frauenklöster nach den Konstitutionen von Cîteaux unter besonderer Berücksichtigung fränkischer Nonnenkonvente // Analecta Sacri Ordinis Cisterciensis X, 1954, S. 19.
Links
- Erich Schneider. Wechterswinkel - Zisterzienserinnen in der Rhön (German) . hdbg.eu. Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte. Date of treatment February 4, 2019.