Königsmünster Abbey
Coordinates: 51°21′14″N 8°16′48″E / 51.35398°N 8.28009°E Königsmünster Abbey is a Benedictine abbey (belonging to the Benedictine Congregation of Saint Ottilien) in Meschede, Germany.
History[]
The abbey was founded in 1928, from three abbeys in Bavaria. The contract between the city of Meschede and the Benedictine congregation stipulated that the monks would take over the local , and would in return receive financial support for the construction of the abbey. A competition for the design of the abbey was won by Franz Schneider, who drew up a symmetrical building centered around a church facade. The name Königsmünster means "monastery of the King" (that is, Christ).
The monks followed the tradition of Grafschaft Abbey in the Sauerland (it had been dissolved in 1804). From the weapon of that abbey, Königsmünster took the antlers, and its monks compiled a necrology of the Grafschaft monks.
The abbey became an independent priory in 1932, with Linus Leberle (1880–1956) as its first prior.[1] Alban Buckel was prior from 1937 to 1956. From 1941 to 1945 the abbey was shut down.
As of 2021, 48 monks lived in the abbey.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Sorge um das Wohlbefinden. Ein Porträt von P. Linus". Gruß aus der Abtei Königsmünster. 3: 27–29. 2017.
- ^ Butz, Sabine (20 October 2021). "So ist das Leben in der Abtei Königsmünster". (in German). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
External links[]
- Benedictine monasteries in Germany
- European Monasteries of the Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien
- Monasteries in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Religious organizations established in 1928