Kloster Gnadenthal, Hesse

Kloster Gnadenthal
Äbtissinnenhaus
Kloster Gnadenthal
Kloster Gnadenthal
50°18′33″N 8°12′55″E / 50.3093°N 08.2152°E / 50.3093; 08.2152
LocationHünfelden, Hesse, Germany
DenominationEcumenical
Previous denomination
  • Catholic (Cistercians)
  • Protestant
Websitewww.kloster-gnadenthal.de
History
Founded1235
Architecture
Heritage designationHague Convention

Kloster Gnadenthal is the name of a former Cistercian nunnery dating back to 1235 which was changed to a Protestant Stift for women in 1564, and became the centre of the ecumenical community Jesus-Bruderschaft (Jesus Brotherhood) in 1969. It is part of Hünfelden, Hesse, Germany.

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