Carmelo Regina Martyrum, Carmelite monastery in Charlottenburg-Nord, Germany.
Karmel Regina Martyrum is a monastery of Discalced Carmelite nuns at Heckerdamm 232 in Berlin-Charlottenburg-Nord. The convent, built for about 24 sisters, replaced the parish rooms of the memorial church; architect Hans Schädel's facade with precast concrete slats facing Heckerdamm was kept. The crypt of Maria Regina Martyrum was extended northward with a chapel for daily Mass and the sisters' choir prayer.
The monastery was founded in 1982 by Carmelite sisters from Dachau and opened in 1984 following consecration by Cardinal Meisner. It was established as a new settlement for this religious community in Berlin after their arrival from Bavaria.
The name Regina Martyrum, "Queen of Martyrs", ties the convent to the neighbouring memorial church for the blood witnesses of 1933–1945. The nuns came from the Dachau convent Heilig Blut and chose the site near Plötzensee to offer intercessory prayer in the then-divided city. A candle workshop and the convent shop on Heckerdamm support the community.
The monastery is located in Charlottenburg-Nord and is easily accessible by public transport. Visitors can browse the shop with handcrafted items and devotional goods, but should wear respectful clothing and respect the quiet nature of the space.
Since Pentecost 2026, one floor of the monastery, with its own entrance, has housed four sisters of the Congregation of the Helferinnen, who work in pastoral care, social work and psychotherapy and previously lived in a flat in Lichtenberg. Their daily routines differ from the Carmelites', but both communities share a spiritual grounding in prayer and silence.
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