Kapuzinerkloster Eichstätt, Capuchin monastery in Eichstätt, Germany

The Kapuzinerkloster Eichstätt is a monastic complex and church building located in the town of Eichstätt. The ensemble features a Late Gothic oak door at its inner entrance, several baroque chapels positioned along the approach, and a prominent cross that stands on the grounds.

Irish Benedictines, called "Scottish monks", founded a priory with a hospital east of the town walls; it was first documented in 1166, when canon Walbrun von Rieshofen had a replica of the Holy Sepulchre built and a round church consecrated in 1194. After decline, Pope Sixtus IV dissolved the monastery in 1483. Prince-Bishop Johann Christoph von Westerstetten brought the Capuchins in 1623 and had their church built by 1626; the convent was suppressed in 1806, revived as a study house in 1826, and dissolved in 2009. Since 2012 Passionists have lived here.

The name "Schotten" comes from Irish monks whom medieval Germans called Scots; they settled east of the walls and ran a hospital for pilgrims from their homeland. Since 2012 the Passionists have lived here, after the Capuchin convent was dissolved in 2009. In the church's eastern side chapel stands the Romanesque Holy Sepulchre, a 4.10-metre stone copy of the Jerusalem tomb.

The monastery is open to visitors Monday through Saturday, from 6 AM to 6 PM, with extended hours until 8 PM during summer months. Since this is an active monastery, visitors should be mindful that hours may shift depending on religious observances or community activities.

The Romanesque Holy Sepulchre chapel inside the church is the only well-preserved one from the Romanesque period. Its 4.10-metre-high block structure copies the Jerusalem original not only in proportions but in its actual dimensions, and a stone bench with three round openings lets visitors look into the hollow, empty tomb.