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Appingen Abbey
Appingen Abbey () is a former Carmelite monastery in the parish of Greetsiel, which is dedicated to Saint Mary. It was named after the village of the same name. History The monastery was founded in 1437 by the chieftain family of Cirksena. They gave the old parish church of Appingen to the Carmelite order. Originally the family came from this place, but left after the town was cut off from the sea by embankments and so gradually lost its importance to Greetsiel, the future seat of the Cirksena. The monastery in Appingen was the only branch of the Carmelites in East Frisia and the last to be founded in the region overall. The founder and benefactor of the monastery was Enno Cirksena, the father of the later imperial count, Ulrich Cirksena. Not much is known about the history of the monastery. In addition to the existing church, a stone house for the monks and a mill were built, for which the Cirksena also had rights of use. Initially it was established for just three or four pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kloster Appingen-CN
Kloster is the German language, German and Scandinavian language, Scandinavian word for monastery. It may also refer to: Places * Kloster, Styria * Kloster, Denmark * Kloster, Sweden * Klošter, settlement in Slovenia People * Asbjørn Kloster (1823–1876), Norwegian educator and social reformer * Knut Kloster (1929–2020), Norwegian shipping magnate; grandson of Lauritz * Kristin Kloster Aasen (born 1961), Norwegian Olympics official, horse breeder, and lawyer * Lauritz Kloster (1870–1952), Norwegian shipping magnate; grandfather of Knut Kloster, Knut * Line Kloster (born 1990), Norwegian track and field athlete * Martin Alexander Kloster-Jensen (1917–2011), Norwegian linguist * Robert Kloster (1905–1979), Norwegian museum director and art historian * Uriel Ramírez Kloster (born 1999), Argentine footballer Other * ''Das Kloster'', a collection of magical and occult texts compiled by Johann Scheible See also * Klosters * Closter (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
