Franziskanerkloster Wiedenbrück, Franciscan monastery and church in Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany.

Franziskanerkloster Wiedenbrück is a monastery complex with an attached church in Rheda-Wiedenbrück, built from red brick. The buildings connect to the nearby Marienkirche through a walkable cloister, forming a unified religious center.

Prince-Bishop Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg of Osnabrück founded the monastery in 1644, and Pope Innocent X granted papal approval the following year. This established it as an important religious center in the region.

The monastery closed in 2020, when the Franciscans left Wiedenbrück for lack of new members; the complex now belongs to the non-profit cooperative Kloster Wiedenbrück eG. The Wiedenbrücker Kreuztracht, a Good Friday procession begun in 1663, still passes here. A walkable arch over the street links the monastery to the Marienkirche.

The monastery closed in 2020 and the complex now belongs to the non-profit cooperative Kloster Wiedenbrück eG, so there is no monastic life to disturb. A pedestrian passage was cut through the walkable arch linking monastery and Marienkirche in 1948. The red-brick wing on Mönchstraße dates from 1892, and the Nonnenwall wing, today's Franziskushaus, was added in 1898.

The Wiedenbrucker Cross Procession has been held here since 1663, a public pilgrimage that leads the community annually to Marienkirche. This ritual remains deeply rooted in local tradition and continues to this day.