Herstelle Abbey, Benedictine abbey in Beverungen, Germany

Herstelle Abbey, also called Abbey of the Holy Cross, stands on the Burgberg above the Weser in Herstelle, a district of Beverungen. The Benedictine nuns occupy the buildings of a former Minorite convent: the friars' church of St. Anthony of Padua, built 1732–1734, and a staircase of 185 steps that once served as the school and church path up the hill.

The convent was founded in 1899 on the grounds of a former Minorites monastery and gained abbey status in 1924. Its affiliation with the Beuronese Congregation shaped its spiritual direction and religious practice.

The abbey's liturgy carries the imprint of Odo Casel, spiritual from 1922 to 1948, whose mystery theology showed in the orans posture during the Eucharistic Prayer and the Our Father at Lauds and Vespers. From 1935 he led Easter Vigil celebrations modelled on early Christian practice before they were officially permitted. Sister Aemiliana Löhr's publications made his ideas known, and Sister Agnes Eickhoff composed settings of the antiphons for the German Office.

The abbey is accessible by car and situated in the Beverungen area with accommodations available nearby. Visitors should check ahead about visiting hours since it remains an active monastery with regular prayer times.

The 185-step staircase up the Burgberg, used in the past as the school and church path, survives from the Minorite period. The friars came to Herstelle in 1657 after being expelled from Höxter, and the Paderborn prince-bishop Dietrich Adolf von der Recke gave them the parish house.