Kloster Mariensee Explained

Mariensee convent
Native Name:Kloster Mariensee
Native Name Lang:de
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Location:Mariensee, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Hanover
Country:Germany
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The Mariensee convent (de|'''Kloster Mariensee''') is an Evangelical Lutheran women's convent in Mariensee, a district of Neustadt am Rübenberge northwest of Hanover. It is one of five Calenberg Convents, which are administered by the Hanover Monastic Chamber.

History

The Mariensee convent was founded around 1213–14 as a Cistercian women's monastery by and endowed with a vast landownership.

Furnishings

The Judgment Day (German: Das Jüngste Gericht) tapestry.

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