| Cistercian Abbey Mariensee | ||
|---|---|---|
| Location: | Germany Lower Saxony | |
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| Patrocinium | St. Mary | |
| Year of Founding: | 1206 | |
| Lutheran Stift since: | 1543 | |
The Kloster Mariensee (i.e. Mariensee Convent) is an Evangelical Lutheran women's convent in Mariensee, a district of Neustadt am Rübenberge close to Hanover. It is one of five Calenberg Convents, which are administered by the Klosterkammer Hannover.
The Kloster Mariensee was founded in 1207 as a Cistercian women's monastery by Bernard II, Count of Wölpe[1] and endowed with a vast landownership.
Tapestry „Das Jüngste Gericht“ (The Judgment Day)