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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Euskirchen
Kall

Benedictine Abbey of the Visitation of Mary

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Cologne District

Euskirchen
Kall

Benedictine Abbey of the Visitation of Mary

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Benedictine Abbey of the Visitation of Mary

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    1. Entrance to Steinfeld Abbey – Steinfeld Abbey loop from Sötenich

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    January 26, 2022

    In 2019, the Benedictine nuns moved to a convent built for the elderly on the Venusberg in Bonn. The guest house took over the neighboring Salvatorian monastery as "Haus St. Benedikt". Future home of the Maria Frieden Trappist Abbey in Dahlem.

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      November 5, 2022

      This guest house is the former Benedictine abbey of Maria Heimsuchung. This abbey was run by the Benedictine sisters as an independent guest house for decades. For reasons of age, the community decided in 2019 to move to an age-appropriate monastery. The community has found its new home on the Venusberg in Bonn.
      The Steinfeld monastery now runs the guest house in the spirit of the sisters. Source: kloster-steinfeld.com/de/haus-stbenedikt

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        July 28, 2022

        The patronage of this former abbey, "Visitation of Mary (or in another spelling: Visitation of Mary), refers to one of the many memorial days or festivals in honor of the Mother of God Mary. The term "Visitation" - which has negative connotations in our modern expression and way of thinking - refers in the Bible to Mary's visit to her relative Elizabeth.
        She was married to Zacharias and the marriage remained childless, which was a social stigma at the time. But now - despite her advanced age - she became pregnant, which the Archangel Gabriel told Mary when he brought her the message that she herself would give birth to the Son of God, Jesus.
        The son of Elizabeth and Zacharias was John, nicknamed "the Baptist", who is considered the forerunner/pioneer of Jesus Christ.

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          Location: Kall, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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