List of Christian monasteries in Saxony explained

This is an incomplete list of Christian religious houses in Saxony in Germany, extant and non-extant, and including houses of both men and women. Most religious houses in Saxony were suppressed during the Reformation in the 16th century, but some survived. A small number also survived the Communist period of the DDR, including the Cistercian nunnery of St. Marienthal Abbey in Ostritz founded in 1243.^[1] Since the reunification of Germany in 1990, a number of new religious communities have been established.

List

A

• Adorf

Teutonic Knights

• Altzella Abbey (Kloster Altzella), Nossen: Cistercian monks (1170–1540)
• Annaberg Friary (Franziskanerkloster Annaberg), Annaberg-Buchholz: Franciscan friars (1502–39)

B

• Bautzen

• • Franciscan friary, Grosse Brüdergasse
  • St. Peter's collegiate foundation, Bautzen (Stift St. Petri)
• Buch Abbey (Kloster Buch), Klosterbuch in Leisnig: Cistercian monks (shortly before 1192–1525)

C

• Chemnitz

• • Schlossberg: Benedictines
  • Franciscan friary, Chemnitz

D

• Döbeln Abbey (Kloster Döbeln), Döbeln: Benedictines
• Dommitzsch Commandery, Dommitzsch: Teutonic Knights
• Dörschnitz Abbey (Kloster Dörschnitz or Kloster Marienpforte), Dörschnitz: Benedictines
• Dresden

• • Sophienkirche, previously the Franziskanerkloster, Dresden
  • Augustinian priory, Dresden
  • Franciscan friary, Dresden

E

• Antonine Hospital, Eicha

F

• Frankenhausen Abbey, Frankenhausen in Crimmitschau: Cistercian nuns
• Freiberg

• • Dominican priory, Freiberg
  • Franciscan friary, Freiberg
  • Magdalenes' priory, Freiberg
  • St. Mary's collegiate foundation, Freiberg (St. Marienstift)

G

• St. Mary's Abbey, Geringswalde (Kloster St Marien, Geringswalde), Geringswalde: Benedictines
• Franciscan friary, Goerlitz (Klosterplatz)
• Grimma

• • Grimma Priory: Augustinian canons
  • Grimma Abbey: Cistercians
  • see also Nimbschen
• Grossenhain

• • Magdalenes' priory, Grossenhain
  • Servite priory, Grossenhain
  • collegiate foundation, Frohngässchen
• Grünhain Abbey (Kloster Grünhain): Cistercian monks (1230–1536)
• Güldenstern, see Marienstern

K

• St. Anne's Priory, Kamenz: Franciscans
• Kitzen Abbey, Kitzen: Cistercians
• Königstein

Celestines

L

• Leipzig

• • Franciscan friary of the Holy Spirit, Leipzig (dates tbe)
  • St. George's Abbey, Leipzig (Kloster St. Georg, Leipzig): Cistercian nuns (before 1230–1541)
  • St. Paul's Priory, Leipzig: Dominicans (dates tbe)
  • St. Thomas' Abbey, Leipzig (Kloster St. Thomas, Leipzig): Augustinian Canons (1212–1541)
  • St. Albert's Priory, Wahren (Dominikanerkloster St. Albert, Wahren) (Wahren, Leipzig): Dominicans (from 1929)
• St. John's church collegiate foundation, Löbau (Stift Johanniskirche, Löbau), Löbau: collegiate foundation

M

• Marienpforte, see Dörschnitz and Sitzenroda
• St. Marienstern Abbey (Kloster St. Marienstern), Panschwitz-Kuckau: Cistercian nuns (from 1248)
• Marienthal, see also St. Marienthal and Somzig
• Marienthron, see Nimbschen
• Martinstal Priory (Kloster Martinstal), later Martinstal Charterhouse (Kartause Martinstal), Crimmitschau, Neukirchen: Augustinian Canons (1228–1478), Carthusian (1478–1526)
• Meissen

• • Abbey of the Holy Cross, Meissen (Kloster Heilig Kreuz, Meissen): Benedictine nuns (late 12th century - 1568)
  • Gymnasium Franziskaneum Meissen
  • collegiate foundation, now the Evangelische Trinitätskirche
  • St. Afra's Priory, Meissen: Augustinian canons
  • Meissen Cathedral chapter
• Mühlberg, see Marienstern
• Mutzschen - Servites

N

• Nimbschen Abbey (Kloster Nimbschen, Kloster Marienthron), near Grimma: Cistercian nuns (1243–1536/42)

O

• Franciscan friary, Oschatz
• Ostritz, see St. Marienthal
• Oybin Abbey (Kloster Oybin) on Mount Oybin (Berg Oybin): Celestines (1369 – mid–16th century)

P

• Pegau Abbey (Kloster Pegau or Kloster St Jakob, Pegau), Pegau: Benedictines
• St. Henry's Priory, Pirna: Dominicans
• Plauen

• • Teutonic Knights
  • Dominican priory, Plauen

R

• Radeburg

• • Servite priory, Radeburg
  • Augustinian priory, Radeburg
• Reichenbach Commandery, Reichenbach: Teutonic Knights
• Remse Abbey, Remse: Benedictines
• Riesa Abbey (Kloster Riesa), Riesa: Benedictines

S

• St. Marienthal Abbey (Kloster St. Marienthal), Ostritz, Oberlausitz: Cistercian nuns (from 1234–)
• Seusslitz Priory or St. Afra's Priory, Seusslitz (Kloster St. Afra, Seusslitz), Seusslitz in Nünchritz: Poor Clares (1268–1541)
• Sitzenroda Abbey or Marienpforte Abbey, Sitzenroda (Kloster Sitzenroda, Kloster Marienpforte), Sitzenroda: Benedictines
• Somzig Abbey or Marienthal Abbey (Kloster Somzig or Kloster Marienthal), Somzig: Benedictines
• Staucha Abbey (Kloster Staucha), Staucha: Benedictines

T

• Torgau

• • Franciscan friary, Torgau
  • Torgau Abbey: Cistercian monks

W

• Wechselburg Priory, formerly Wechselburg Abbey (Kloster Wechselburg): Benedictine monks (Benedictine monks (1168–1278); Teutonic Knights (1278–1570); refounded 1993 as a priory of Ettal Abbey)
• Franciscan friary, Weinhübel (Zittauer Strasse)
• Wurzen Abbey (Stift Wurzen), Wurzen: collegiate foundation

Z

• Zelle Priory (Klösterlein Zelle), Aue (Sachsen): Augustinian Canons (1173–1524/25)
• Franciscan friary, Zittau
• Zwickau

• • Cistercian abbey, Zwickau
  • Benedictine abbey, Zwickau
  • Franciscan friary, Zwickau

See also

• List of Christian monasteries in Brandenburg
• List of Christian monasteries in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
• List of Christian monasteries in North Rhine-Westphalia
• List of Christian monasteries in Saxony-Anhalt
• List of Christian monasteries in Schleswig-Holstein

Sources

• Dresden-und-Sachsen.de
• Meinestadt.de:Sachsen
• HTW-Dresden.de: Klöster (with map)

Notes and References

1. now believed to be the oldest Cistercian nunnery in existence