- Tholey Abbey
Tholey Abbey (German: Abtei Tholey) in
Tholey , in the district of Sankt Wendel inSaarland , is a Benedictine monastery dedicated toSaint Maurice . It is part of theBeuronese Congregation within theBenedictine Confederation .History
As early as the 5th and 6th centuries a group of clerics had established themselves here in the Roman ruins. On the instructions of
Magnerich , bishop of Trier from 566 to 600, these hermits formed themselves into monastic communities. One of the earliest of such communities, at the foot of the Schaumberg, is said to have had Saint Wendelin as its head, who is thus counted by tradition as the first abbot of Tholey.The Benedictine history of Tholey is thought to begin in about 750. At the end of the 15th century the abbey joined the
Bursfelde Congregation .In 1794 during the
French Revolution the abbey was plundered and burnt down, and dissolved the same year. In 1798 the remaining buildings were auctioned off. In 1806 they became the property of the municipality, as the parish church and priest's house.The present abbey was established by the Benedictines in 1949 and settled in 1950 by monks from
St. Matthias' Abbey, Trier . The monks work in pastoral care and run the guesthouse and book shop.Abbots since 1949
References
* Manfred, Peter, 2005. "Der heilige Wendelin - Die Geschichte eines faszinierenden Lebens". Otzenhausen: Verlag Burr. ISBN 3-9806866-5-5
External links
* [http://www.abtei-tholey.de/ Website of Tholey Abbey]
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