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Johanniter Chapel, Bokelesch

Johanniter Chapel, Bokelesch

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Johanniter Chapel, Bokelesch

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Location: Saterland, Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Ida Bogø

September 25, 2017

Very unhappily advertised on the street by absolutely inadequate advertising boards, there is a real treasure of East Frisian monastery and church history here. In the information building next to the chapel, not only interesting facts are served, but also coffee, tea and cake.

Next to the entrance to the chapel is a hagioscope. I had never heard of this myself. A hagioscope is a cross-shaped opening in the wall that allows hermits or those excluded from the service due to illness to still be able to see the altar and take part in the service.

Quote “In the 12th century, also in the course of great epidemics, there was a need to provide spiritual care for larger numbers of lepers who had to live apart from the church. The Third Lateran Council of 1179 allowed these sick people to form their own communities with their own priests, their own churches and their own cemeteries, but this was not always possible in rural areas. Hagioscopes are therefore mostly found in areas that were sparsely populated in the Middle Ages, and rarely in the churches of larger medieval towns, where lepers were often accommodated in leprosoria (leprosy houses) that had their own chapels.”

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Andreas 🇺🇦

May 18, 2021

The Johanniterkapelle from the 13th century in Bokelesch is the last remaining Catholic monastery building on East Frisian soil and in so far it is unique. As the chapel of the once very strong and widespread Coming of the Johanniter. On weekends and some public holidays you can also have coffee and cake inside and outside in the adjoining farm garden for a small fee in the adjoining community building.
You can find a little more information on the Saterland website:
saterland.de/portal/seiten/johanniterkapelle-bokelesch-und-informationpunkt-900000031-22001.html

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Sebastian

May 1, 2023

The Johanniter Commandery Bokelesch is a former Johanniter Commandery. The monastery was in Bokelesch/Strücklingen on the Sagter Ems, a district of today's Saterland municipality in the Cloppenburg district in Lower Saxony. From her the monastery chapel has been preserved.
The founding year of the monastery is unknown. The monastery was probably founded around the middle of the 13th century as a double monastery by Johanniter from Burgsteinfurt. The monastery was first mentioned in a document, the so-called Groninger Settlement, from 1319.

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Uwe Richter-Klug

June 1, 2021

Very beautiful, small Johanniter chapel from the 13th century, a short detour to visit is always worthwhile. And outside of Corona times, you can visit a cafe and an information center next door.

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Klaus Schleppe

August 30, 2022

from the 13th century

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Hsieben

September 23, 2023

Very nice old little church of the Johanniter

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Rolli

July 9, 2024

A really beautiful chapel with an impressive door.

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Franzl

October 19, 2021

I also passed the Johanniter Chapel in Bokelesch during my lap along the fen route.

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Johanniter Chapel, Bokelesch

1. Lengener Moor Path Cycle Path – Barßel Marina loop from Westrhauderfehn

2. Barßel Marina – Lengener Moor Path Cycle Path loop from Barßel

3. Bridge Over the Aper Tief – Leer Harbor loop from Ihren

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