List of Christian religious houses in Saxony
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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. Since the reunification of Germany in 1990, a number of new religious communities have been established.
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, extant and non-extant, and including houses of both men and women. Most religious houses in Saxony were suppressed during the Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
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
Ostritz
Ostritz is a town in the district Görlitz, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the border with Poland, on the left bank of the Lusatian Neisse, 16 km south of Görlitz....
founded in 1243. Since the reunification of Germany in 1990, a number of new religious communities have been established.
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- Adorf: Teutonic Knights
- Altzella Abbey (Kloster Altzella), NossenNossenNossen is a town in the district of Meißen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is part of the Dresden region, and located 80 km southeast of Leipzig. The town is dominated by a large Renaissance castle.- History :...
: Cistercian monks (1170-1540) - Annaberg Friary (Franziskanerkloster Annaberg), Annaberg-BuchholzAnnaberg-BuchholzAnnaberg-Buchholz is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, in the Erzgebirge, capital of the district Erzgebirgskreis.The town is located in the Ore Mountains, at the side of the Pöhlberg . It has three Protestant churches, among them that of St...
: Franciscan friars (1502-39)
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- BautzenBautzenBautzen is a hill-top town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and administrative centre of the eponymous district. It is located on the Spree River. As of 2008, its population is 41,161...
:- Franciscan friary, Grosse Brüdergasse
- St. Peter's collegiate foundation, Bautzen (Stift St. Petri)
- Buch Abbey (Kloster Buch), Klosterbuch in LeisnigLeisnigLeisnig is a small town in the district of Mittelsachsen, federal Free State of Saxony in Germany.-History:A settlement in this location was first mentioned in 1046. The town features Mildenstein Castle which is over 1000 years old. The house Markt 13 shows the coat of arms of the family...
: Cistercian monks (shortly before 1192-1525)
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- Döbeln Abbey (Kloster Döbeln), DöbelnDöbelnDöbeln is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, part of the Mittelsachsen district, located at both banks of the river Freiberger Mulde.-History:It was founded in the 10th century, the first written proof of its existence dates back to the year 981....
: Benedictines - Dommitzsch Commandery, DommitzschDommitzschDommitzsch is a town in the district Nordsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany and is Saxony's northmost city. It lies on the left bank of the Elbe, 12 km northwest of Torgau and 31 km southeast of Wittenberg....
: Teutonic Knights - Dörschnitz Abbey (Kloster Dörschnitz or Kloster Marienpforte), Dörschnitz: Benedictines
- DresdenDresdenDresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
:- Sophienkirche, previously the FranziskanerklosterFranziskanerkloster (Dresden)The Franziskanerkloster or Barfüßerkloster was a Franciscan monastery in Dresden, founded in 1272. Its church later became the Sophienkirche....
, DresdenDresdenDresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area.... - Augustinian priory, Dresden
- Franciscan friary, Dresden
- Sophienkirche, previously the Franziskanerkloster
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- Frankenhausen Abbey, Frankenhausen: Cistercians
- FreibergFreiberg, SaxonyFreiberg is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, administrative center of the Mittelsachsen district.-History:The city was founded in 1186, and has been a center of the mining industry in the Ore Mountains for centuries...
:- Dominican priory, Freiberg
- Franciscan friary, Freiberg
- Magdalenes' priory, Freiberg
- St. Mary's collegiate foundation, Freiberg (St. Marienstift)
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- St. Mary's Abbey, Geringswalde (Kloster St Marien, Geringswalde), GeringswaldeGeringswaldeGeringswalde is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km northwest of Mittweida, and 27 km north of Chemnitz.- History :...
: Benedictines - Franciscan friary, Goerlitz (Klosterplatz)
- GrimmaGrimmaGrimma is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany on the left bank of the Mulde, southeast of Leipzig. Founded in c. 1170, it is part of the Leipzig district.- Location :...
:- Grimma Priory: Augustinian canons
- Grimma Abbey: Cistercians
- see also Nimbschen
- Grossenhain:
- Magdalenes' priory, Grossenhain
- Servite priory, Grossenhain
- collegiate foundation, Frohngässchen
- Grünhain AbbeyGrünhain AbbeyGrünhain Abbey in Grünhain in the Saxon Ore Mountains, which was built and run by Cistercians, existed from 1230 to 1536. Today only its ruins remain....
(Kloster Grünhain): Cistercian monks (1230-1536) - Güldenstern, see Marienstern
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- St. Anne's Priory, KamenzKamenzKamenz is a Lusatian town in eastern Saxony, Germany, with a population of 18,243, and is part of the Bautzen district. The town is located about northeast of Dresden and about northwest of Bautzen....
: Franciscans - Kitzen Abbey, KitzenKitzenKitzen is a municipality in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany.-Geography:It is located near Leipzig and includes the following subdivisions:*Eisdorf*Großschkorlopp*Hohenlohe*Kleinschkorlopp*Löben*Peißen*Scheidens*Seegel*Sittel*Thesau*Werben...
: Cistercians - KönigsteinKönigsteinThe term Königstein can refer to several places in Germany and Namibia:Germany:* Königstein im Taunus, town in Hesse* Königstein, Saxony** Festung Königstein, castle near Königstein in Saxony* Königstein, Bavaria...
: Celestines
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- LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
:- 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, LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
): Dominicans (from 1929)
- St. John's church collegiate foundation, Löbau (Stift Johanniskirche, Löbau), LöbauLobauThe Lobau is a Vienna floodplain on the northern side of the Danube and partly in Großenzersdorf, Lower Austria. It has been part of the Danube-Auen National Park since 1996 and has been a protected area since 1978. It is used as a recreational area and is known as a site of nudism. There is...
: collegiate foundation
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- Marienpforte, see Dörschnitz and Sitzenroda
- St. Marienstern Abbey (Kloster St. Marienstern), Panschwitz-KuckauPanschwitz-KuckauPanschwitz-Kuckau, in Sorbian Pančicy-Kukow, is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is the site of the well-known monastery Sankt Marienstern.The place is located at both sides of the Klosterwasser stream....
: Cistercian nuns (from 1248) - Marienthal Priory (Kloster Marienthal), NeukirchenNeukirchenThere are communes and places that have the name Neukirchen :-In Austria:*Neukirchen an der Enknach, in the Braunau am Inn district, Upper Austria*Neukirchen am Walde, in the Grieskirchen district, Upper Austria...
: Augustinian Canons - Marienthal, see also St. Marienthal and Somzig
- Marienthron, see Nimbschen
- MeissenMeissenMeissen is a town of approximately 30,000 about northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is the home of Meissen porcelain, the Albrechtsburg castle, the Gothic Meissen Cathedral and the Meissen Frauenkirche...
:- Abbey of the Holy Cross, Meissen (Kloster Heilig Kreuz, Meissen): Benedictine nuns (late C12th-1568)
- Gymnasium Franziskaneum Meissen
- collegiate foundation, now the Evangelische Trinitätskirche
- St. Afra's Priory, Meissen: Augustinian canons
- Meissen Cathedral chapter
- Mühlberg, see Marienstern
- MutzschenMutzschenMutzschen is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 13 km east of Grimma, and 21 km northwest of Döbeln....
- Servites
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- Nimbschen Abbey (Kloster Nimbschen, Kloster Marienthron), near GrimmaGrimmaGrimma is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany on the left bank of the Mulde, southeast of Leipzig. Founded in c. 1170, it is part of the Leipzig district.- Location :...
: Cistercian nuns (1243-1536/42)
O
- Franciscan friary, OschatzOschatzOschatz is a town in the district Nordsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is located 60 km east of Leipzig and 60 km west of Dresden.- Site and Climate :...
- Ostritz, see St. Marienthal
- Oybin Abbey (Kloster Oybin) on Mount Oybin (Berg Oybin): Celestines (1369-mid-16th century)
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- Pegau Abbey (Kloster Pegau or Kloster St Jakob, Pegau), PegauPegauPegau is a town in the Leipzig district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, situated in a fertile country, on the Weiße Elster, 18 m. S.W. from Leipzig by the railway to Zeitz....
: Benedictines - St. Henry's Priory, PirnaPirnaPirna is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, capital of the administrative district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The town's population is over 40,000. Pirna is located near Dresden and is an important district town as well as a Große Kreisstadt...
: Dominicans - PlauenPlauenPlauen is a town in the Free State of Saxony, east-central Germany.It is the capital of the Vogtlandkreis. The town is situated near the border of Bavaria and the Czech Republic.Plauen's slogan is Plauen - echt Spitze.-History:...
:- Teutonic Knights
- Dominican priory, Plauen
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- RadeburgRadeburgRadeburg is a town in the district of Meißen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 19 km east of Meißen, and 18 km north of Dresden. The main tourist attraction is the narrow-gauge Radebeul-Radeburg railway line that connects Radeburg and Radebeul via Moritzburg. The...
:- Servite priory, Radeburg
- Augustinian priory, Radeburg
- Reichenbach Commandery, ReichenbachReichenbach- In Germany :* Reichenbach , in the Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis district, Saxony* Reichenbach im Vogtland, in the Vogtlandkreis district, Saxony* Reichenbach am Heuberg, in the Tuttlingen district, Baden-Württemberg...
: Teutonic Knights - Remse Abbey, RemseRemseRemse is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany....
: Benedictines - Riesa Abbey (Kloster Riesa), RiesaRiesaRiesa is a town in the district of Meißen in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is located at the river Elbe, approx. 40 km northwest of Dresden.The world's first 110 kV power line was inaugurated between Riesa and Lauchhammer in 1912....
: Benedictines
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- St. Marienthal Abbey (Kloster St. Marienthal), OstritzOstritzOstritz is a town in the district Görlitz, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the border with Poland, on the left bank of the Lusatian Neisse, 16 km south of Görlitz....
, Oberlausitz: Cistercian nuns (from 1234- ) - Seusslitz Priory or St. Afra's Priory, Seusslitz (Kloster St. Afra, Seusslitz), Seusslitz in NünchritzNünchritzNünchritz is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany.-Municipality subdivisions:Nünchritz includes the following subdivisions:*Diesbar-Seußlitz*Goltzscha*Grödel*Leckwitz*Merschwitz*Naundörfchen*Neuseußlitz*Roda*Weißig*Zschaiten...
: 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
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- Wechselburg PrioryWechselburg PrioryWechselburg Priory, formerly Wechselburg Abbey is a Benedictine [ priory] in Wechselburg in Saxony, dissolved in the 16th century and re-founded in 1993.-First foundation:...
, formerly Wechselburg Abbey (Kloster Wechselburg): Benedictine monks (Benedictine monks (1168-1278); Teutonic Knights (1278-1570); refounded 1993 as a priory of Ettal AbbeyEttal AbbeyEttal Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Ettal close to Oberammergau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. With a community of more than 50 monks, with another five at Wechselburg, the Abbey is one of the largest Benedictine houses and is a major attraction for...
) - Franciscan friary, Weinhübel (Zittauer Strasse)
- Wurzen Abbey (Stift Wurzen), WurzenWurzenWurzen is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Mulde, here crossed by two bridges, 25 km east of Leipzig, by rail N.E. of Leipzig on the main line to Dresden...
: collegiate foundation
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- Zelle Priory (Klösterlein Zelle), Aue (Sachsen): Augustinian Canons (1173-1524/25)
- Franciscan friary, ZittauZittauZittau is a city in the south east of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, close to the border tripoint of Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic. , there are 28,638 people in the city. It is part of the Görlitz district....
- ZwickauZwickauZwickau in Germany, former seat of the government of the south-western region of the Free State of Saxony, belongs to an industrial and economical core region. Nowadays it is the capital city of the district of Zwickau...
:- Cistercian abbey, Zwickau
- Benedictine abbey, Zwickau
- Franciscan friary, Zwickau
See also
- List of Christian religious houses in Brandenburg
- List of Christian religious houses in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- List of Christian religious houses in North Rhine-Westphalia
- List of Christian religious houses in Saxony-Anhalt
- List of Christian religious houses in Schleswig-Holstein