Stiepel Priory, Cistercian monastery in Bochum, Germany

Stiepel Priory is a Cistercian monastery in the Bochum district of Stiepel, built 1989–1990 to designs by architect Roman Reiser for the Diocese of Essen. Its wings are arranged in a U-shape around the pilgrimage courtyard, with an outdoor altar opening westward toward the landscape. The monks' cells occupy the attic storey, each marked by its own dormer window; the church of St. Marien has a steep slate roof and a slender green spire.

The monastery was established in 1988 as a dependent house of Heiligenkreuz Abbey, initiated by Franz Hengsbach, the first Bishop of the Diocese of the Ruhr. This founding brought a new monastic community to the Bochum region.

The church houses the image of the Sorrowful Mother of Stiepel, the only Marian pilgrimage site in the Diocese of the Ruhr outside the cathedral. Monthly pilgrimages take place on the 11th of each month, and there are also youth pilgrimages and pilgrimages of Silesians and Eichsfelders. The monks sing the Latin Liturgy of the Hours publicly.

The monks' cells occupy the upper floor of the monastery building, each marked by its own dormer window on the roof. The Latin hours of the community and the Masses in the church are open to the public. A leased restaurant, the Klosterhof, is attached to the monastery.

The monks' cells are in the attic storey of the monastery building, and each one can be identified from outside by its own dormer window in the roof. The cloister courtyard holds a drinking fountain carved from Ruhr sandstone.