Katholische Stiftskirche St. Marien (church)
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15898 Neuzelle
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The Catholic Collegiate Church of St. Mary [Katholische Stiftskirche St. Marien (church)] in Neuzelle is known as the Baroque wonder of Brandenburg. The magnificent and completely preserved interior of the Catholic Collegiate Church of St. Mary is one of the most impressive features of Neuzelle Abbey. The angels, saints and figures of the Virgin Mary are hard to count. The Bohemian master builders probably wanted to convey an idea of the kingdom of heaven when they transformed the originally Gothic church into a true Baroque jewel in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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  • Aerial photo of the Neuzelle monastery including the reconstructed baroque garden, Foto: Bernd Geller
  • Catholic collegiate church of St. Marien with a view from the south in the Neuzelle monastery, Foto: Florian Läufer, Lizenz: Seenland Oder-Spree
  • Catholic collegiate church of St. Marien with a view from the west in the Neuzelle monastery, Foto: Florian Läufer, Lizenz: Seenland Oder-Spree
  • Catholic collegiate church of St. Marien in the Neuzelle monastery, Foto: Florian Läufer, Lizenz: Seenland Oder-Spree
  • The inside of the Catholic collegiate church of St. Marien in the Neuzelle monastery, Foto: Florian Läufer, Lizenz: Seenland Oder-Spree
  • The inside of the Catholic collegiate church of St. Marien in the Neuzelle monastery, Foto: Florian Läufer, Lizenz: Seenland Oder-Spree
  • Catholic collegiate church of St. Marien with a view to the east from the baroque garden of the Neuzelle monastery, Foto: Florian Läufer, Lizenz: Seenland Oder-Spree
  • The inside of the Catholic collegiate church of St. Marien in the Neuzelle monastery, Foto: Florian Läufer, Lizenz: Seenland Oder-Spree
The baroque wonder of Brandenburg

After the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), Neuzelle became a Catholic "model monastery" in the midst of a Protestant environment. The baroque staging of theological content is correspondingly impressive - a representative synthesis of the arts with an impressive world of images and ideas.

Pure Baroque: from 1650, the Gothic collegiate church was redesigned - into an antechamber to heaven.

The hall church, which is essentially late Gothic, was extensively rebuilt between 1650 and 1750. The richly decorated altars are particularly impressive, turning the church interior into a baroque theater backdrop. The lavish decor with stucco work, wall and ceiling paintings and the numerous figures, angels and putti originate from the Bohemian cultural area, as the monastery had very close ties to Prague at the time. The overwhelming spatial experience of the collegiate church is unique in north-eastern Germany.

The Catholic collegiate church of St. Marien today

Since the dissolution of the monastery in 1817, the collegiate church has been used as a Catholic parish church. Today, St. Mary's is the pilgrimage church for the diocese of Görlitz. The Cistercian monks from Heiligenkreuz welcome guests at the daily choir prayer.

The church can be visited individually outside of church services or as part of a guided tour during opening hours (bookings can be made at the Neuzelle visitor information center). Pupils from Rahnschule Neuzelle have developed a special guided tour for young people. This can be downloaded using a QR code.

Christmas, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and Easter have restricted visiting times, which are available on request.
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The Catholic Collegiate Church of St. Mary [Katholische Stiftskirche St. Marien (church)] in Neuzelle is known as the Baroque wonder of Brandenburg. The magnificent and completely preserved interior of the Catholic Collegiate Church of St. Mary is one of the most impressive features of Neuzelle Abbey. The angels, saints and figures of the Virgin Mary are hard to count. The Bohemian master builders probably wanted to convey an idea of the kingdom of heaven when they transformed the originally Gothic church into a true Baroque jewel in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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  • Aerial photo of the Neuzelle monastery including the reconstructed baroque garden, Foto: Bernd Geller
  • Catholic collegiate church of St. Marien with a view from the south in the Neuzelle monastery, Foto: Florian Läufer, Lizenz: Seenland Oder-Spree
  • Catholic collegiate church of St. Marien with a view from the west in the Neuzelle monastery, Foto: Florian Läufer, Lizenz: Seenland Oder-Spree
  • Catholic collegiate church of St. Marien in the Neuzelle monastery, Foto: Florian Läufer, Lizenz: Seenland Oder-Spree
  • The inside of the Catholic collegiate church of St. Marien in the Neuzelle monastery, Foto: Florian Läufer, Lizenz: Seenland Oder-Spree
  • The inside of the Catholic collegiate church of St. Marien in the Neuzelle monastery, Foto: Florian Läufer, Lizenz: Seenland Oder-Spree
  • Catholic collegiate church of St. Marien with a view to the east from the baroque garden of the Neuzelle monastery, Foto: Florian Läufer, Lizenz: Seenland Oder-Spree
  • The inside of the Catholic collegiate church of St. Marien in the Neuzelle monastery, Foto: Florian Läufer, Lizenz: Seenland Oder-Spree
The baroque wonder of Brandenburg

After the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), Neuzelle became a Catholic "model monastery" in the midst of a Protestant environment. The baroque staging of theological content is correspondingly impressive - a representative synthesis of the arts with an impressive world of images and ideas.

Pure Baroque: from 1650, the Gothic collegiate church was redesigned - into an antechamber to heaven.

The hall church, which is essentially late Gothic, was extensively rebuilt between 1650 and 1750. The richly decorated altars are particularly impressive, turning the church interior into a baroque theater backdrop. The lavish decor with stucco work, wall and ceiling paintings and the numerous figures, angels and putti originate from the Bohemian cultural area, as the monastery had very close ties to Prague at the time. The overwhelming spatial experience of the collegiate church is unique in north-eastern Germany.

The Catholic collegiate church of St. Marien today

Since the dissolution of the monastery in 1817, the collegiate church has been used as a Catholic parish church. Today, St. Mary's is the pilgrimage church for the diocese of Görlitz. The Cistercian monks from Heiligenkreuz welcome guests at the daily choir prayer.

The church can be visited individually outside of church services or as part of a guided tour during opening hours (bookings can be made at the Neuzelle visitor information center). Pupils from Rahnschule Neuzelle have developed a special guided tour for young people. This can be downloaded using a QR code.

Christmas, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and Easter have restricted visiting times, which are available on request.
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15898 Neuzelle
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Tourismusverband Seenland Oder-Spree e.V.

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15526 Bad Saarow

Tel.: +49 (0) 33631-868100
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