Mariensee Abbey

Description

The Mariensee convent 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.

The Mariensee convent was founded around 1213-1214 as a Cistercian women's monastery by Bernard II, Count of Wölpe, and endowed with a vast landownership.

Address
Höltystraße 1, Mariensee, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Germany

Established
1213-1214

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