Eibingen Abbey

The St. Hildegard Abbey is a Benedictine Abbey in Eibingen near Rüdesheim in the diocese of Limburg. Since 2002 she is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley.

History

The Abbey is canonically in the succession of the Holy. Hildegard of Bingen founded monasteries Rupert and Eibingen.

The new monastery was built above Eibingen 1900-1904 in neo- Romanesque style, was founded by Prince Karl of Löwenstein -Wertheim -Rosenberg and colonized in 1904 by the Benedictine Abbey of St. Gabriel. It belongs to Beuronese Congregation. 1941, the sisters were sold as part of the monastery tower of the Nazis by the Gestapo; after the war they were able to return in 1945. 1988 settled the sisters at the convent Marienrode Hildesheim new. Marienrode was a dependent of Eibingen office until 1998 and was subsequently independent priory.

The livelihood of the community serve the monastery winery, the monastery shop, art workshops and the reception and care of guests. Also, pilgrims and pilgrims to the shrine of St. Hildegard care in the former convent and present parish church of Eibingen.

Abbess of the monastery is 2000 Mother Clementia Killewald, Altäbtissin since the year is Sr. Edeltraud Forster

Organ

The organ of the abbey church was founded in 2004 - son of Kevelaer built by the organ builder Romanus Seifert & - on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the abbey. The registers of the positive ( II Manuals ) are extracted via removable loops from the main plant.

  • Pairing: Normal Couplers: II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P III / P
  • Suboktavkoppel: II / I

Abbesses

  • Hildegard of Bingen ( * 1098, † 1179 ) - founder and first abbess of the Community

Since 1603, the abbesses had the title of " Abbess of Rupert and Eibingen "

  • Cunegonde Frey of Dehrn, abbess in 1600
  • Anna Lerch of Dirmstein, abbess to 1666
  • Cunegonde contactor Holtz Hausen, Abbess 1666-1669
  • Scholastica von Manteuffel, abbess in 1670
  • Maria Antonetta Muehl to elms, abbess from 1711
  • Philippine zu Guttenberg, last Abbess from 1790 to 1804.

The old monastery in the district Eibingen was vacated in 1814. By Reichsdeputationshauptschluss it fell to the Prince of Nassau. 1831 acquired the Eibinger the former parish convent and church.

Today's abbesses are in the succession of Hildegard von Bingen. Following the construction of the monastery (1900-1904) above Eibingen following persons have been entrusted with the management of the abbey:

  • Regintrudis Sauter, Abbess 1908-1955
  • Fortunata Fischer, Abbess 1955-1978
  • Edeltraut Forster, Abbess 1978-1998 Gisela Happ, Prioress - administrator from 1998 to 2000
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