Ahnaberg
Title
Ahnaberg
Also Known As
Amlaberg, Kassel
Dates
Founded mid-12th century; Premonstratensian Order ca. 1220; Augustinian from 1399; dissolved 1520s
Dedication
Salvator; Holy Cross; Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
History
The monastery of Ahnaberg was founded in the 1140s by Hedwig of Thuringia and her son Heinrich Raspe II of Gudensberg, and became a Premonstratensian community from the 1220s. Ahnaberg's history was marked by a number of disputes over the rights to elect provosts and to the patronage of various parish churches.
In 1399, the community transferred to the Augustinian Order.
The monastery was dissolved at the Reformation, and the last of its buildings were demolished in the late 19th century. Today a school occupies the site.
In 1399, the community transferred to the Augustinian Order.
The monastery was dissolved at the Reformation, and the last of its buildings were demolished in the late 19th century. Today a school occupies the site.
Status
Women's community
Archival Sources
Reference
Bibliography
Buck, Herbert. “Kassel und Ahnaberg. Studien zur Geschichte von Stadt und Kloster im Mittelalter.” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Frankfurt, 1967.
König, Alexandra. “Der Heilig Kreuz Altar aus der Klosterkirche Ahnaberg.” In Mittelalterliche Retabel in Hessen: Werke, Kontexte, Ensembles, 2:168–75. Studien zur internationalen Architektur- und Kunstgeschichte 166. Petersberg: Michael Imhof Verlag, 2019.
Pflüger-Alheit, Christa. “Verschwunden und vergessen - das Stift Ahnaberg (1140-1526), einst mächtigste geistliche Institution in Kassel.” Hessische Heimat, 2022.
Image Credit
Kloster Ahnaberg, ca. 1870s. Wikimedia.
Last Updated
Oct. 2026.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Ahnaberg,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/395.
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Item Relations
| This Item | DependentOn | Item: Spieskappel |