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Convent in Mariensee, Lower Saxony, Germany

Mariensee convent
Kloster Mariensee
Monastery information
Denomination
  • Catholic (until 1543)
  • Protestant (from 1543)
Establishedc. 1213–14
Site
LocationMariensee, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Hanover
CountryGermany
Coordinates52°33′31″N 9°29′12″E / 52.5586°N 9.4867°E / 52.5586; 9.4867 Edit this at Wikidata
Websitewww.kloster-mariensee.de Edit this at Wikidata

The Mariensee convent (Kloster Mariensee) is an Evangelical Lutheran women's convent in Mariensee, a district of Neustadt am Rübenberge northwest of Hanover. It is one of five Calenberg Convents, which are administered by the Hanover Monastic Chamber.

History

The Mariensee convent was founded around 1213–14 as a Cistercian women's monastery by Bernard II, Count of Wölpe, and endowed with a vast landownership.

Furnishings

The Judgment Day (Das Jüngste Gericht) tapestry.

General references

References

  1. "Willkommen" [Welcome]. Kloster Mariensee (in German). 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

External links

The Calenberg convents
Wennigsen Convent
Wennigsen Convent
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