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Seligenthal Abbey

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Seligenthal Monastery was founded in 1231 as the first Franciscan monastery north of the Alps by Count Heinrich von Sayn and his wife Mechthild von Landsberg in Siegburg-Seligenthal. In 1803, the monastery was dissolved as part of the secularization.

Origin+

Originally, the monastery was operated as the hermitage of St. Anne's Monastery. In 1255, with the help of further donations, St. Anthony's Church was consecrated as the monastery church. In 1627, the first documented record of a pilgrimage to Seligenthal is attested.

In 1647, the monastery was severely damaged by a fire.

The church of the former monastery is now used as a parish church.

Foundation+

On October 21, 1654, Minorites founded a small urban settlement in the hermitage. They received the building with the condition of establishing a second-class trivial school in Siegburg. The south wing of the monastery was then rebuilt. Likewise, a new rectory was built in 1660.

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Source: Wikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

This description draws on the facts documented in the linked Wikipedia article; Wikipedia content is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wording and editing: Mobile History.

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