St. Marienkirche

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St. Mary's Church is an "open church" and can be visited and viewed Monday to Sunday from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
The history of St. Mary's Church and the collegiate building begins in 993 with the founding of a Benedictine convent on the Wiehengebirg ridge. When the Benedictine nuns moved their monastery from Wittekindsberg to today's Marienkirchplatz around 1000 AD, they already found a farmstead with a small church there.
At this location, they erected a monastery building of which the southern part of the cloister has been preserved. The Marienkloster was probably converted into a secular convent in the 14th century.
After secularization in 1811, the premises of the convent were used for military purposes. In 1922, the municipality bought back the convent. Until 1975, it was mainly used as a residential complex for church employees. After large parts of the church and the Marienstift were destroyed in the war in 1945, a fundamental renovation of the buildings and structures began in 1973, retaining the oldest parts of the building (1000 AD). Among other things, a community center was built and inaugurated in 1975.
Since then, the Marienstift has served as a meeting place for various community groups. Such as the various choirs and singing schools, the youth choir, the choir, the drum group and many others.

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Openings

Monday - Sunday 9 am - 4 pm

General Information

  • Parking Available

  • Bus stop available

Eligibility

  • Bad Weather Offer

  • Suitable for any weather

  • for Groups

  • for Class

  • for families

  • for individual guests

  • Suitable for the Elderly

  • for Children of the age of 0-3

  • for Children of the age of 3-6

  • for Children of the age of 6-10

  • for Children of the age of 10 upwards

Payment Options

Entrance Free

Directions & Parking facilities

Stiftstr. 2b, 32427 Minden

Contact person

Ev.-Luth. St.-Marien-Kirchengemeinde
Company
Stiftsstr. 2b
32427 Minden

Author

Minden Marketing GmbH
Firma
Domstr. 2
32423 Minden

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Ev.-Luth. St.-Marien-Kirchengemeinde
Stiftstr. 2b
32427 Minden