Kellenried Abbey

St. Erentraud's Abbey, Kellenried, otherwise Kellenried Abbey, is a Benedictine nunnery in Kellenried, which is part of Berg near Ravensburg, Germany.

The nunnery was founded by the Beuronese Congregation in 1924. The first nuns came from St. Gabriel's Abbey, Bertholdstein. The abbey was named after Blessed Erentraud, first abbess of Nonnberg Abbey in Salzburg.

The abbey church was built in 1923–24 in the Baroque style by Adolf J. Lorenz. In 1926, the community was raised to the status of an abbey. In 1940 the nuns were expelled from the premises by the National Socialists, but returned in 1945.

The abbey owns a Baroque nativity scene, the oldest figure of which is from the 17th century, that is displayed annually from Christmas until February 2.

Apart from the traditional duties of hospitality, the nuns engage in various handicrafts and also run a shop in Kellenried where they sell nativity figures and hand-made candles.

External links

* [http://www.abtei-kellenried.de/ Abbey Website]