Priory of St. Wigbert
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Priory of St Wigbert is an ecumenical
Benedictine
monastery for men, belonging to the Lutheran Church of Thuringia. It is located in Werningshausen
near Erfurt
in Germany. This community includes Congregatio Canonicorum Sancti Augustini
The monastery is named after St Wigbert
. Brethren in the priory are Lutheran, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox, following the Rule of St Benedict
. The prior
is Lutheran pastor Franz Schwarz.
Ecumenism
Ecumenism or oecumenism mainly refers to initiatives aimed at greater Christian unity or cooperation. It is used predominantly by and with reference to Christian denominations and Christian Churches separated by doctrine, history, and practice...
Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monastery for men, belonging to the Lutheran Church of Thuringia. It is located in Werningshausen
Werningshausen
Werningshausen is a municipality in the Sömmerda district of Thuringia, Germany....
near Erfurt
Erfurt
Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...
in Germany. This community includes Congregatio Canonicorum Sancti Augustini
Congregatio Canonicorum Sancti Augustini
Congregatio Canonicorum Sancti Augustini is a German High Church religious community of clergy and laymen....
The monastery is named after St Wigbert
Wigbert
Saint Wigbert, born in Wessex around 670, was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine monk from the monastery of Glastonbury and a missionary and disciple of Saint Boniface who traveled with the latter in Frisia and northern and central Germany to convert the local tribes to Christianity...
. Brethren in the priory are Lutheran, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox, following the Rule of St Benedict
Rule of St Benedict
The Rule of Saint Benedict is a book of precepts written by St. Benedict of Nursia for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot. Since about the 7th century it has also been adopted by communities of women...
. The prior
Prior
Prior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for 'earlier, first', with several notable uses.-Monastic superiors:A Prior is a monastic superior, usually lower in rank than an Abbot. In the Rule of St...
is Lutheran pastor Franz Schwarz.