Tückelhausen Charterhouse
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Tückelhausen Charterhouse (Kartause or Kloster Tückelhausen) is a former Carthusian
monastery, or charterhouse, in Ochsenfurt
in Bavaria
, Germany
.
and George
, was founded in 1138 by Otto I
, Bishop of Bamberg, as a double canonry of the Premonstratensian
s. From 1351 it belonged to the Carthusians.
The charterhouse was dissolved in 1803 during the secularisation of Bavaria
and passed mostly into private ownership. The prior's lodging became the parish priest's house, while the monks' cells were turned into cottages.
and includes the reconstruction of a monk's cell. The former library contains an exhibition of contemporary artwork.
Carthusian
The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. Bruno, is a Roman Catholic religious order of enclosed monastics. The order was founded by Saint Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns...
monastery, or charterhouse, in Ochsenfurt
Ochsenfurt
Ochsenfurt is a town in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the River Main, here crossed by a stone bridge, 13 miles south from Würzburg by the railway to Munich, and at the junction of a line to Röttingen. Pop. 11,600...
in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, 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...
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History
The monastery, dedicated to Saints Lambert, John the BaptistJohn the Baptist
John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River...
and George
Saint George
Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...
, was founded in 1138 by Otto I
Otto of Bamberg
Saint Otto of Bamberg was a medieval German bishop and missionary who, as papal legate, converted much of Pomerania to Christianity.-Life:Otto was born into a noble family in Mistelbach, Franconia...
, Bishop of Bamberg, as a double canonry of the Premonstratensian
Premonstratensian
The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines, or in Britain and Ireland as the White Canons , are a Catholic religious order of canons regular founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, who later became Archbishop of Magdeburg...
s. From 1351 it belonged to the Carthusians.
The charterhouse was dissolved in 1803 during the secularisation of Bavaria
German Mediatisation
The German Mediatisation was the series of mediatisations and secularisations that occurred in Germany between 1795 and 1814, during the latter part of the era of the French Revolution and then the Napoleonic Era....
and passed mostly into private ownership. The prior's lodging became the parish priest's house, while the monks' cells were turned into cottages.
Carthusian Museum
The Kloster Tückelhausen Museum displays the history of the Carthusians in FranconiaFranconia
Franconia is a region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria, a small part of southern Thuringia, and a region in northeastern Baden-Württemberg called Tauberfranken...
and includes the reconstruction of a monk's cell. The former library contains an exhibition of contemporary artwork.