Benedictine Abbey of Abdinghof, Paderborn

The Abdinghof monastery was founded in 1015 by Bishop Meinwerk of Paderborn, who also initiated the construction of the abbey church. However, archaeological findings suggest that the actual construction of the monastery only began in the late 11th century. Bishop Meinwerk was, according to his wishes, buried in the crypt of the Abdinghof church after his death in 1036, before his sarcophagus was later transferred to the Busdorf Church. Throughout its existence, the monastery suffered several destructions by city fires, including in 1058 and 1165, each followed by reconstruction. Over the centuries, the Benedictine monastery developed into a cultural center with an extensive library, a school, a hospice, and a workshop for book illumination and bookbinding. It also owned extensive land. In 1803, the Abdinghof monastery was secularized and thus dissolved.

The former monastery is located in the city of Paderborn in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The former abbey church of the Benedictine monastery of Abdinghof now serves as an Evangelical-Lutheran parish church. The Romanesque architecture of the building has been preserved and bears witness to the long history of the site.

• Fürstenhof Castle (Paderborn) (Castle, approx. 101 m away)
• Kaiserpfalz Ruin (Paderborn) (Ruin, approx. 139 m away)
• Paderborn Cathedral (Sacred building, approx. 190 m away)
• Franciscan Monastery (Paderborn) (Sacred building, approx. 357 m away)