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Wedinghausen Abbey (Arnsberg)
The foundation of Wedinghausen Monastery in Arnsberg, a former Premonstratensian canonry in the Hochsauerland district, North Rhine-Westphalia, took place around 1170.
History+
It was established as a Premonstratensian canonry and dedicated to Saints Lawrence, Mary, and Benedicta. The monastery church temporarily served as a provisional cathedral during the stays of Cologne archbishops in Arnsberg and was also the parish church of the city. In 1794, the monastery offered refuge to the Cologne Cathedral Chapter and housed the Shrine of the Three Kings. The monastery was dissolved in 1803 as part of the secularization.
On site+
Since the 19th century, the former monastery church has served as the Roman Catholic parish and provost church of St. Lawrence.
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