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Gut Marienforst, Former Birgittine monastery in Bad Godesberg, Germany.

The monastery complex includes preserved sections of the abbess house from 1752, a bakery, and an entrance gate from 1652 surrounded by original monastery walls.

The monastery, first documented in 1228 as Conventus apud Cottenforst, became a double monastery in 1450 under Archbishop Dietrich von Moers for both male and female religious orders.

The monastery gained regional importance in the 17th century due to a Saint Sebastian relic, hosting 21 nuns and 14 monks along with 30 employees.

The site currently operates as a dairy farm with automated raw milk dispensers available to customers outside regular store hours.

Ludwig van Beethoven reportedly played the monastery church organ during a visit in the early 1790s, before the church's demolition in 1804.

Location: Bad Godesberg

GPS coordinates: 50.67252,7.13689

Latest update: March 5, 2025 10:33

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