Kloster St. Paul

Kloster St. Paul was a Benedictine monastery in Bremen located on a rise of the Bremen dune in the Ostertor district, near the street named Beim Paulskloster. The complex contained multiple structures that served both religious and economic functions for the surrounding settlement.

Archbishop Adalbert I founded the Benedictine monastery around 1050, as documented in the chronicles of Adam of Bremen. After roughly 470 years of operation, it was closed in 1523 and religious life at this location came to an end.

The monastery served as an economic hub and workplace for the community beyond the Ostertor gate. People came there for trade, crafts, and religious services, which shaped how the surrounding streets and buildings developed.

The site where the monastery once stood is now part of a densely built residential neighborhood. The area is not open to the public, but the street named after the monastery provides a clue to its former location.

The final abbot, Gerhard Vaget, died in 1567 and his epitaph can be seen today in Bremen's Cathedral Museum. This inscription is one of the last physical traces of the monastery's existence at this location.

Location: Bremen

GPS coordinates: 53.07090,8.81618

Latest update: December 14, 2025 14:24