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Wienhausen Abbey or Convent (Kloster Wienhausen) near Celle in Lower Saxony, Germany, is a community of Evangelical Lutheran women, which until the Reformation was a Cistercian Catholic nunnery.[1]

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  1. 42 relations: Aller (Germany), Archdeacon, Brick Gothic, Catholic Church, Celle, Cistercians, Cloister, Congregation of Windesheim, Conrad II (bishop of Hildesheim), Elizabeth (biblical figure), Eric II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick, Genesis creation narrative, George IV, Germany, Glasses, Gothic architecture, Henry the Lion, Jesus, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Kingdom of Hanover, List of bishops of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Lutheranism, Middle Ages, New Jerusalem, Nienhagen, Lower Saxony, Pentecost, Provost (religion), Reformation, Resurrection of Jesus, Rivet, Romanesque architecture, Saint Anne, Speculum Humanae Salvationis, Stift, Tapestry, Thomas the Apostle, Timber framing, Tithe, Tristan and Iseult, University of Southern California.

  2. 1230 establishments in Europe
  3. 1230s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
  4. 1531 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
  5. Cistercian nunneries in Germany
  6. Lutheran women's convents
  7. Monasteries in Lower Saxony

Aller (Germany)

The Aller is a river in the states of Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony in Germany. Wienhausen Abbey and Aller (Germany) are Lüneburg Heath.

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Archdeacon

An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop.

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Brick Gothic

Brick Gothic (Backsteingotik, Gotyk ceglany, Baksteengotiek) is a specific style of Gothic architecture common in Northeast and Central Europe especially in the regions in and around the Baltic Sea, which do not have resources of standing rock (though glacial boulders are sometimes available).

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Celle

Celle is a town and capital of the district of Celle in Lower Saxony, in north-central Germany.

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Cistercians

The Cistercians, officially the Order of Cistercians ((Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contributions of the highly-influential Bernard of Clairvaux, known as the Latin Rule.

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Cloister

A cloister (from Latin, "enclosure") is a covered walk, open gallery, or open arcade running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle or garth.

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Congregation of Windesheim

The Congregation of Windesheim (Congregatio Vindesemensis) is a congregation of Augustinian canons regular (i.e., ecclesiastics living in community and bound by vows).

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Conrad II (bishop of Hildesheim)

Conrad II of Reifenberg (Konrad II.; late 12th century – 18 December 1249)Madey, cols.

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Elizabeth (biblical figure)

Elizabeth (also spelled Elisabeth; Hebrew: אֱלִישֶׁבַע "My God is abundance", Standard Hebrew: Elišévaʿ, Tiberian Hebrew: ʾĔlîšéḇaʿ; Greek: Ἐλισάβετ Elisabet / Elisavet) was the mother of John the Baptist, the wife of Zechariah, and maternal aunt of Mary, mother of Jesus, according to the Gospel of Luke and in Islamic tradition.

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Eric II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

Eric II of Saxe-Lauenburg (1318/1320 – 1368) was a son of Duke Eric I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Elisabeth of Pomerania (*1291–after 16 October 1349*), daughter of Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania.

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Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick

Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Ernst der Bekenner; 27 June 1497 – 11 January 1546), also frequently called Ernest the Confessor, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a champion of the Protestant cause during the early years of the Protestant Reformation.

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Genesis creation narrative

The Genesis creation narrative is the creation myth of both Judaism and Christianity.

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George IV

George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Glasses

Glasses, also known as eyeglasses and spectacles, are vision eyewear with clear or tinted lenses mounted in a frame that holds them in front of a person's eyes, typically utilizing a bridge over the nose and hinged arms, known as temples or temple pieces, that rest over the ears.

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Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas.

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Henry the Lion

Henry the Lion (Heinrich der Löwe; 1129/1131 – 6 August 1195), also known as Henry III, Duke of Saxony (ruled 1142-1180) and Henry XII, Duke of Bavaria (ruled 1156-1180), was a member of the Welf dynasty.

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Jesus

Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.

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Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kalamazoo is a city in and the county seat of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.

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Kingdom of Hanover

The Kingdom of Hanover (Königreich Hannover) was established in October 1814 by the Congress of Vienna, with the restoration of George III to his Hanoverian territories after the Napoleonic era.

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List of bishops of Hildesheim

This list records the incumbents of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim (Bistum Hildesheim).

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Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state in northwestern Germany.

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Lutheranism

Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that identifies primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church ended the Middle Ages and, in 1517, launched the Reformation.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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New Jerusalem

In the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible, New Jerusalem (YHWH šāmmā, YHWH there") is Ezekiel's prophetic vision of a city centered on the rebuilt Holy Temple, the Third Temple, to be established in Jerusalem, which would be the capital of the Messianic Kingdom, the meeting place of the twelve tribes of Israel, during the Messianic era.

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Nienhagen, Lower Saxony

Nienhagen is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Pentecost

Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day (50th day when inclusive counting is used) after Easter Day.

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Provost (religion)

A provost is a senior official in a number of Christian churches.

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Reformation

The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation and the European Reformation, was a major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and the authority of the Catholic Church.

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Resurrection of Jesus

The resurrection of Jesus (anástasis toú Iēsoú) is the Christian belief that God raised Jesus from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion, starting – or restoring – his exalted life as Christ and Lord.

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Rivet

A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener.

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Romanesque architecture

Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries.

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Saint Anne

According to apocrypha, as well as Christian and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary, the wife of Joachim and the maternal grandmother of Jesus.

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Speculum Humanae Salvationis

The Speculum Humanae Salvationis or Mirror of Human Salvation was a bestselling, anonymously illustrated work of popular theology in the late Middle Ages, part of the genre of encyclopedic speculum literature, in this case concentrating on the medieval theory of typology, whereby the events of the Old Testament prefigured or foretold the events of the New Testament.

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Stift

The term (sticht) is derived from the verb (to donate) and originally meant 'a donation'.

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Tapestry

Tapestry is a form of textile art, traditionally woven by hand on a loom.

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Thomas the Apostle

Thomas the Apostle (Θωμᾶς, romanized: Thōmâs; Aramaic ܬܐܘܡܐ, romanized:, meaning "the twin"), also known as Didymus (Greek: Δίδυμος, romanized: Dídymos, meaning "twin"), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament.

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Timber framing

Timber framing and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs.

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Tithe

A tithe (from Old English: teogoþa "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government.

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Tristan and Iseult

Tristan and Iseult, also known as Tristan and Isolde and other names, is a medieval chivalric romance told in numerous variations since the 12th century.

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University of Southern California

The University of Southern California (USC, SC, Southern Cal) is a private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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See also

1230 establishments in Europe

1230s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire

1531 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire

Cistercian nunneries in Germany

Lutheran women's convents

Monasteries in Lower Saxony

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wienhausen_Abbey

Also known as Kloster Wienhausen.