Monastery of Lübeck Cathedral

The Lübeck Cathedral Monastery was founded in 1160 by Henry the Lion, concurrently with the establishment of the Diocese of Lübeck. It served as a communal living space for the Cathedral Chapter, with the canons likely following the Rule of Saint Augustine. This obligation to communal living, however, ceased towards the end of the 13th century, and the canons moved into their own residences, though they continued to gather for chapter meetings and in the monastery's refectory. The monastery buildings themselves were constructed between the 13th and 15th centuries. Until the Reformation in 1571, the monastery remained the focal point for the clergy and later housed the Cathedral School and the Cathedral Library. Following the dissolution of the Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck in 1803, the Cathedral Monastery became property of the Free Hanseatic City of Lübeck. Large sections of the complex were demolished in the 19th century, including the dilapidated south wing in 1816. The east wing and the preaching house in the west wing served as a general hospital from 1850 to 1887 before being removed for the construction of the Cathedral Museum. Individual architectural elements were integrated into the new museum building and, after the destruction of the Cathedral Museum in 1942, some parts remain preserved within the reconstructed fabric.

The Cathedral Monastery is situated in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck, in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Today, only a few structural components of the once extensive Cathedral Monastery remain. These include the late Gothic display wall of the preaching house, which has been integrated into the Archives of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck, as well as five bays of the late Romanesque cloister on the east wing. The gable of the south transept's forehall has been re-exposed and remains unobstructed after its destruction in World War II.

• Lübeck Cathedral (sacred building, approx. 52 m away)
• Rantzau Castle (castle, approx. 256 m away)
• Brömserhof Palace (residence, approx. 405 m away)
• Geverdeshof Palace (residence, approx. 435 m away)