Königsmünster Abbey, Benedictine abbey in Meschede, Germany

Königsmünster Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Meschede, built from 1930 to a symmetrical plan by architect Franz Schneider around a central church facade. The abbey church, consecrated in 1964, was designed by Hans Schilling in red-brown clinker brick, with a steep roof, narrow vertical windows, two tall edge towers and a recessed double door reached by a wide flight of dark steps.

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 abbey's smithy produces steel and brass objects: crosses, grave markers, railings, sculptures and fountains, alongside liturgical equipment such as altars and candlesticks. The workshop is led by a monk, while the abbey's joinery currently employs only lay staff. The monks also run a secondary school, the Gymnasium der Benediktiner, where some brothers teach religion and other subjects.

The abbey runs two retreat houses, including the Haus der Stille, a house for recollection and exercises opened in 2001 with architecture by Peter Kulka. A youth guesthouse, the Oase, has operated since 1981. The metalworks shop makes jewellery, altars, crosses and candlesticks from steel and brass.

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.