Kloster Steinhaus, Medieval monastery complex in Beyenburg district, Wuppertal, Germany.
Kloster Steinhaus is a monastic complex in eastern Wuppertal with a late Gothic church whose origins trace to the 15th century. The site includes medieval buildings, a cloister garden, and religious spaces still used by a religious community today.
A noble from the Berg family donated an estate and chapel in the 13th century for the monastery's founding. After secularization, the complex was re-consecrated as a monastery in the 20th century and has served as a religious center since.
The monastery is shaped today by a community dedicated to spiritual life and supporting people facing difficulties. Visitors can sense this lived faith in the daily rhythms and the open way the community uses its spaces.
The complex is best reached on foot and sits in a quiet residential area in eastern Wuppertal. The grounds are openly accessible, but visitors should respect the active religious use and check beforehand if viewing is possible.
The monastery was secularized in 1804, when its goods were confiscated and its library burned; much of the convent was demolished. The Crosiers returned in 1964, and by 2011 seven canons lived here. It is now the only German house of an order that has closed its other European monasteries.
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