Bornhofen Abbey

The church's origins date back to around 1400, when Knight Johannes Brömser von Rüdesheim began construction on the remains of an earlier building. The church was completed in 1435 under his son Johann. Over time, a miraculous image of Mary attracted an increasing number of pilgrims. Due to the large influx, the Archbishop of Trier, Johann Hugo von Orsbeck, called upon the Capuchins to establish a monastery. The foundation stone for the monastic complex was laid in 1680, and construction was completed in 1684. Kloster Bornhofen was founded in 1679 and secularized in 1813. Following the dissolution of the monastery and the threat of the church's destruction, the local population acquired the building in 1820 to ensure its preservation.