Cismar Abbey

Cismar, Germany

Cismar Abbey was a Benedictine monastery founded in 1238 by Count Adolf IV of Holstein as alternative accommodation for Benedictine monks from Lübeck. In the mid-15th century it was one of the six original members of the influential Bursfelde Congregation, a Benedictine reform movement. After three prosperous centuries, based largely on its possession of a relic of the blood of Christ and a healing spring dedicated to John the Baptist, which made it a centre of pilgrimage, it was dissolved in 1561 during the secularisation brought about by the Reformation. The monastic library is preserved in the Danish Royal Library in Copenhagen.

The abbey is famous for its carved altar, dating from early in the 14th century, still in place in the church. The other surviving buildings, after a wide variety of secular uses, now serve as a museum.

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Address

Bäderstraße 1003, Cismar, Germany

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Details

Founded: 1238
Category: Religious sites in Germany
Historical period: Hohenstaufen Dynasty (Germany)

More Information

www.cismar.de
en.wikipedia.org

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Herbert Hennigs (10 months ago)
Tolle Location

Ben Hudson (4 years ago)
Peaceful outdoor location that’s great for lunch or cake & coffee

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Ok

Golpar M (5 years ago)
They had a nice setting, also a very nice playground was there... we enjoyed the visit.

Tyas Kiehl (6 years ago)
Ordinary thats all

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