Tholey Abbey

The Abbey Tholey Tholey in Saarland is a Benedictine monastery and belongs to the Beuronese Congregation. The abbey church is under the patronage of St. Maurice.

History

Already in the 5th and 6th centuries after Christ had come together on the ruins of a Roman Baderanlage a cleric community. Under the direction of Magne Rich, 566-600 Bishop of Trier, the hermits came together to monastic communities. One such first community at the foot of Mount foam should Wendelin have projected. Legend has it that Wendelin said to have been the first abbot of Tholey.

The Benedictine life began in Tholey probably around 750 end of the 15th century occurred in the Abbey of Bursfeld Congregation. The Valentinuskapelle in Wiesbach was a stronghold of the monastery. 1794 the monastery was plundered by French revolutionary troops and burned and removed in the same year. 1798 were auctioned off the building, in 1806 they were as a parish church and parsonage owned by the municipality.

The abbey was founded in 1949 by Pope Pius XII. canonically rebuilt and inhabited in 1950 by monks from the Benedictine Abbey of St. Matthias in Trier. The renovation of the church was initiated at the time of Abbot Dr. Peter Borne. During this time, Father Maurus founded Sabel (1912-2012) the Tholeyer Boys Choir (1950-1978), a nationally acclaimed boys' choir. Today, the monks work in pastoral care and operate an inn and a guesthouse.

In 2008, the abbey was on the verge of closing. Through the sale of approximately 80 acres of land to the community Tholey and support from the Patrons comprehensive around 200 members, the abbey was economically consolidate and take construction and renovation projects in attack. Among other things, created a new greenhouse and an apiary. 2013 live 12 monks in the abbey.

Organ

In 1960 the company built Oberlinger / Windesheim the present organ in the abbey church behind the historic brochure by Roman Benedict Nollet. It has 42 stops on three manuals and pedal. The key action is mechanical, the electrical stop action. The instrument has the following disposition:

  • Couplers: I / II, III / II, III / I, I / P, II / P III / P
  • Accessories: 640 translators combinations, roller

Abbots

(Source: Tholey Abbey - Abtsliste )

  • Unknown (later dubbed the Master Pauli )
  • 626-643/47 Paul ( Bishop of Verdun )
  • 634 Grimo
  • By Leo 634
  • Chrothmerus
  • 662/75 Craudingus
  • Frodoinus
  • Before 662/75 according to 682/83? before 687 ( Croduuinus, Croduinus )
  • 700? Herbertusum
  • ?? Hnodo, Ando
  • Fideardus
  • Before 781 Anno
  • Buotmerus
  • Before 823/25? Hildi ( Hildinus )
  • 823/25-847 ( episc. Virdunensis )
  • Theodefridus EpiSC. ( Chorbishop? )
  • Guilliharius
  • Rogobertus
  • Sigehardus
  • Eberinus
  • Ermenaldus
  • 855/60 - to 865 Adalelmus
  • Stephen Bertehadus EpiSC. ( Chorbishop? )
  • Hildinus ( episc. Virdunensis )
  • 847 or after 856-870 Hatto ( episc. Virdunensis )
  • 870-879 Berhardus ( episc. Virdunensis )
  • 880-923 Dado ( episc. Virdunensis )
  • Bernoinus
  • 923/25-939 ( Bernouuinus, Barnoinus )
  • 939 until 947 Bernigerus ( Berengarius )
  • Bernhardus
  • Before 947 to 972 in order ( Berahardus, Berardus )
  • By 972o Adol
  • Before 988 Ruobertus
  • 988-1001? Blicherus
  • Before 1000 / 01? Ebruinus II
  • After 1000 / 01? - Before 1018 Gerhardus
  • About 1018 to after 1036 Eberwinus III.
  • After 1036 Folradus
  • Before 1066 Conradus
  • To 1066 Aberhardus / abbo
  • After 1066 Arnoldus
  • Hieronimus
  • Bertolfus
  • Hildericus
  • Before 1136 Bertoldus
  • To 1136 Rudolfus
  • Before 1142 until 1157 Theodericus
  • To 1157 bis1185 Gregorius
  • 1186 until May 1222 Viricus
  • By Thomas 1222-1235 I.
  • 1235-1260 Henricus I.
  • 1260-1260/63 Henricus II
  • 1264-1280 Hugo
  • 1280-1292/94 Wilhelmus
  • 1292/94 Heynricus III. de indagine
  • 1292/94-1305 Folmarus
  • 1306-1333/37 Emicho de superiori lapide
  • To 1337-1345/46 Reynoldus
  • 1346-1353/54 Philip de indagine
  • Sotteren 1354-1362/76 Betze Linus de
  • Boemundus / Beymondus
  • Sotteren 1362/76-1401/21 ( Beymoldus ) de
  • Sotteren 1401/22-1442 Thomas II de
  • 1442-1465/66 John of Ellenbach
  • 1466-1474 Nicolaus de Lebensteyn
  • 1475-1479 Casperus de dalem
  • 1479-1489 Damian de Lommerange Wiler
  • 1489-1517 Gerhardus de Hassellt
  • 1517-1520 Jodocus of Cologne
  • 1520-1526 Thilmanus de Embrice
  • 1527-1531 Balthasar de Trajecto
  • 1531-1540 Gerard of Gouda
  • 1540-1572 Robert Wyck
  • 1572-1581/82? Lucas of Aufeld
  • 1582-1617 Antonius von Trier
  • 1617-1638 Martinus Nennigh
  • 1638-1688 Maurus Groffius 1659-1671 Aemilian Wiltz, Coadjutor
  • 1680-1688 Mauritius Gralinger, Coadjutor

Since the re- colonization:

  • Since 2008, Mauritius Choriol ( Prior - Administrator)
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