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Abbey of the Holy Cross, Rostock

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Coordinates: 54°5′14″N 12°7′57″E / 54.08722°N 12.13250°E / 54.08722; 12.13250
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Abbey of the Holy Cross
The abbey site. Foreground: the city walls.

The Abbey of the Holy Cross (‹See Tfd›German: Kloster zum Heiligen Kreuz) in Rostock was founded in the 13th century by Cistercian nuns. It is the only fully preserved abbey in the city. The complex includes the former abbey church which is used today as the University Church (Universitätskirche). The remaining abbey buildings hose the Museum of Cultural History (Kulturhistorische Museum) for the city of Rostock.

Literature

  • Wolfgang Eric Wagner: Die Grabplatten des Klosters „Zum Heiligen Kreuz“ in Rostock. Redieck & Schade, Rostock 2007; ISBN 978-3-934116-61-0.
  • Thomas Hill: Das Kloster zum Heiligen Kreuz, Margrethe Sambria und Rostocks Beziehungen zu Dänemark im 13. Jahrhundert, in: Ortwin Pelc: 777 Jahre Rostock. Neue Beiträge zur Stadtgeschichte, Rostock 1995, p. 21-30.
  • Sabine Pettke: Das Rostocker Kloster zum Heiligen Kreuz vom 16. bis zum 20. Jahrhundert : kirchen- und staatsrechtliche Auseinandersetzungen im Rahmen der mecklenburgischen Kloster- und Verfassungsfrage (Mitteldeutsche Forschungen, Vol. 106) Böhlau, Cologne 1991.
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54°5′14″N 12°7′57″E / 54.08722°N 12.13250°E / 54.08722; 12.13250

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