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Werl Abbey

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Werl Monastery, a religious center in North Rhine-Westphalia, houses Franciscans and is associated with the veneration of a miraculous image that has attracted pilgrims for centuries.

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The Werl Monastery was founded in 1645 by Elector Ferdinand, who aimed to strengthen Catholic life. Initially inhabited by Capuchins, the monastery received the miraculous image of the Consoler of the Afflicted from Soest's Wiesenkirche in 1661 from Ferdinand's successor, Maximilian Heinrich. This image became an attraction for pilgrims. Between 1786 and 1789, the monastery church was rebuilt according to plans by Arnold Boner. In 1834, the Prussian government dissolved the Capuchin monastery, and the last monks left in 1836. However, Franciscans re-founded the monastery in 1848, but had to leave in 1875 due to the Kulturkampf, before returning in 1887.

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Source: Wikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

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