Margarethenkloster
A hospital linked to the cathedral chapter and founded in the 7th century, of which today only the street name survives.
The Margarethenkloster with its St. Margaret's Chapel was a hospital connected to Cologne Cathedral's chapter, providing for aging church servants. None of its buildings survive today; only the street name Margarethenkloster recalls the former institution.
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At a Glance
- Type
- Hospital with chapel, tied to the cathedral chapter
- Founded
- in the 7th century by Bishop Kunibert
- Purpose
- Care for aging church servants
- End
- Dissolved during secularisation in the French period
- Surviving
- Nothing – only the street name Margarethenkloster
Nothing at all remains of the entire Margarethenkloster today – only the street name keeps the memory of the centuries-old hospital alive.
Things to do here
- Read up on the history of the former monastery
- Visit the street whose name recalls the monastery
History
The institution traces back to a foundation by Bishop Kunibert in the 7th century. As a collegiate foundation it existed for many centuries, until it was abolished during the secularisation in the French period. The buildings have vanished entirely; the street name preserves the memory of their former location.
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