Kloster, Franciscan monastery in Würzburg, Germany

The Franziskanerkloster Würzburg is a Franciscan Minorite monastery dedicated to the Finding of the Cross. Its church, completed in 1280, was rebuilt in Renaissance style between 1611 and 1616 under Prince-Bishop Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn. The monastery portal, carved by Michael Kern in 1613, shows the stigmatisation of St Francis. The church contains a Pietà from Tilman Riemenschneider's workshop, made around 1510.

Founded in 1221 by Cäsar von Speyer with support from Prince-Bishop Otto I von Lobdeburg, the monastery was one of the first Franciscan houses north of the Alps. The church was completed in 1280. The monastery was destroyed by an aerial bomb on 3 March 1945 and rebuilt; after a fire in 1986 the church was rebuilt in 13th-century style.

The monastery is dedicated to the Finding of the Cross, and the Franciscans have lived in Würzburg without interruption since 1221, longer than anywhere else in Germany. The Renaissance portal of 1613 by Michael Kern shows the stigmatisation of Francis of Assisi. The Franciscan family's third branch, the Ordo Franciscanus Saecularis, still meets in the monastery rooms.

Visitors can explore the complex on their own or join guided tours that provide insight into the buildings and their past. The courtyard can be used as a passage through the old town while also offering a sense of the historic core of the neighborhood.

The refectory hosted the first meeting of the German Bishops' Conference from 13 to 16 November 1848. The church also holds a Pietà from Tilman Riemenschneider's workshop, carved around 1510, on its south wall.