Priory of St. Wigbert

The Priory of St. Wigbert (German: Priorat Sankt Wigberti) is an ecumenical Benedictine monastery for men, named after Saint Wigbert, belonging to the Lutheran Church of Thuringia. It is located in Werningshausen near Erfurt in Germany. This community includes the Congregatio Canonicorum Sancti Augustini.[1][2]

Brethren in the priory are Lutheran, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox, following the Rule of St Benedict. The prior is the Lutheran pastor Franz Schwarz.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Franz Schwarz: "Das Kloster Sankt Wigberti in Werningshausen". In: Heimat Thüringen 14, 2007, 2, ISSN 0946-4697, pp. 55–56
  2. ^ Priorat St. Wigberti Werningshausen: Aus Liebe zur Kirche: 40 Jahre – ein gemeinsamer Weg, 2010
  3. ^ Priorat Sankt Wigberti (in German and English)

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