Nursing home
Nursing home
MonasteryKloster Lehnin
Lehnin Abbey
Kloster Lehnin, a former Cistercian abbey, is located in the municipality of the same name southwest of Potsdam. Founded in 1180, it is now primarily known for its Romanesque-Gothic brick church, which is considered a cultural monument in Brandenburg.
History+
The founding of Lehnin Monastery in 1180 by Margrave Otto I of Brandenburg served economic, political, and religious purposes. It was the first monastery in the March of Brandenburg and functioned as a house monastery and burial site for the Ascanians. The Cistercians played a role in the consolidation and development of the young March of Brandenburg by attracting settlers and Christianizing the Slavic population. Lehnin was a daughter monastery of Morimond and sent monks from Sittichenbach. The monastery was secularized in 1542 during the Reformation.
On site+
Today, the former monastery houses the Luise-Henriette-Stift, which serves as a retirement and nursing home. The monastery church underwent extensive reconstruction between 1871 and 1877 and is considered an early example of modern monument preservation.
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