Zisterzienserinnenkloster in der Lehr

The foundation of the Marienkloster “retro Lere” took place in 1244 by Benigna von Helfenstein, who already led a community of beguines. The supervision of the convent was entrusted to Himmerod Abbey. In 1290, the convent church was consecrated by Archbishop Boemund I von Warsberg, and the community was granted indulgences several times over the years. During the Counter-Reformation, Archbishop Jakob III von Eltz decided to relocate the nuns to Niederwerth Abbey to make the convent buildings in Koblenz available to the Jesuits. After initial resistance from the sisters, which was only broken by the threat of excommunication, the relocation took place in 1580. The nuns moved their convent to the Rhine island of Niederwerth, where it continued to exist until 1811. The Jesuit Church now stands on the site of the former convent church in Koblenz, and its long choir still contains parts from the Cistercian period.

The former Cistercian convent in der Lehr was located in the city of Koblenz, an independent city in Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany.

Today, the Jesuit Church stands on the site of the former convent church on Jesuitenplatz. This church still preserves architectural elements from the time of the Cistercian convent in its long choir.

• Adelshof Dreikönigenhaus (residence, approx. 166 m away)
• Königshof Koblenz (residence, approx. 187 m away)
• Wohnturm Deutscher Kaiser (castle, approx. 253 m away)
• Adelshof Bürresheimer Hof (residence, approx. 282 m away)