Theres Abbey (german: Kloster Theres) was a

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monastery in the village of

Theres Theres is a municipality on the river Main, in the district of Haßberge in Bavaria in Germany. It was once the site of Theres Abbey Theres Abbey (german: Kloster Theres) was a Benedictine monastery in the village of Theres in the district of ...

in the district of Hassberge, in

Franconia Franconia (german: Franken, ; Franconian dialect: ''Franggn'' ; bar, Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian dialect (German: ''Fränkisch''). The three administrative regions of Lower, Middle and Upper Fr ...

in the north of

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, Germany.

History

The monastery, dedicated to

Saint Stephen Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...

and

Saint Vitus Vitus (), whose name is sometimes rendered Guy or Guido, was a Christian martyr from Sicily. His surviving hagiography is pure legend. The dates of his actual life are unknown.Basil Watkins, ''The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical D ...

, was founded in about 1045 by Bishop Suidger of

Bamberg Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. The town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby ' castle. C ...

. It was dissolved in 1802 during the

secularisation In sociology, secularization (or secularisation) is the transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious values and secular institutions. The ''secularization thesis'' expresses the ...

of Bavaria.Klöster in Bayern: Theres
/ref>Vogt, Gabriel: ''Burg und Dorf, Kloster und Schloß Theres am Main. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des Dorfes und der ehemaligen Benediktinerabtei St. Vitus zu Theres am Main'', Münsterschwarzach 1979

Buildings

The abbey buildings were acquired in 1804 by Theodor von Kretschmann, a government minister of

Saxe-Coburg Saxe-Coburg (german: Sachsen-Coburg) was a duchy held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in today's Bavaria, Germany. History Ernestine Line When Henry IV, Count of Henneberg – Schleusingen, died in 1347, the possessions of the ...

. The church was demolished in 1809. The remaining buildings were converted into a country house.

References

Benedictine monasteries in Germany Monasteries in Bavaria 1040s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire Christian monasteries established in the 11th century 1802 disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire Haßberge (district) {{Bavaria-struct-stub