Königsmünster Abbey, Benedictine abbey in Meschede, Germany
Königsmünster Abbey is a Benedictine monastery on a hilltop in Meschede with a modern central church, workshops, retreat houses, and school buildings. The complex is home to an active community that combines traditional monastic life with craft work and education.
The monastery was founded in 1928 with support from three Bavarian abbeys that helped establish the community. It faced closure during the 1940s but later resumed its operations and growth.
The metalwork workshop here produces religious objects like altars and candlesticks that appear in churches across the region. This craft tradition connects the monks' daily work to their spiritual life.
Visitors can stay in the monastery's accommodations and participate in periods of quiet to experience monastic life firsthand. The abbey shop sells handmade products including chocolate and jewelry created in the onsite workshops.
The monastery belongs to the Congregation of Saint Ottilien, a worldwide monastic order involved in mission work across several continents. This global connection shapes how the community engages with the wider world beyond their hilltop home.
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