Himmerod Abbey
Himmerod Abbey (Kloster Himmerod) was a Cistercian monastery in the community of Großlittgen in the Verbandsgemeinde of Manderscheid in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located in the Eifel, in the valley of the Salm.
Himmerod Abbey church, 2005 | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Cistercian |
| Established | 1134 |
| Disestablished | 2017 |
| Mother house | Clairvaux Abbey |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | St. Bernard of Clairvaux |
| Site | |
| Location | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°01′40″N 6°45′24″E |
The Cistercian convent of Himmerod was dissolved in October 2017 due to financial constraints and the small number of monks. The remaining monks relocated to other abbeys. The property was conveyed to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trier, which continues to manage it as a spiritual center.
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