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Wettingen Abbey

Abbey and history

ABBEY AND HISTORY From foundation to museum History Abbey church Converse and monks' church

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Kreuzgang im Kloster Wettingen, das Licht wirft durch die Fenster lange Schatten in den Gang.
Kreuzgang im Kloster Wettingen, das Licht wirft durch die Fenster lange Schatten in den Gang.

Exhibition

Cloister

The well-preserved cloister, with its Romanesque and Gothic tracery, evokes the tranquillity that once characterised life within these walls. Small gravestones of monks buried here are set into the flagstone floor. At the heart of the cloister lies the idyllic cloister garden.

The cycle of stained-glass windows in the cloister is particularly valuable. Private donors, friendly abbeys and the Swiss cantons have all donated these significant cabinet windows to Wettingen Abbey. The earliest examples date back to the 13th century.

Cloister Chapel with the Wettingen Christ Child

Above the altar of the Cloister Chapel hangs the sacred image of the "Wettingen Christ Child". The wooden painting miraculously survived the devastating abbey fire on White Sunday in 1507. The monks saw this as a sign from heaven. The "Christ Child", marked by burn holes, has been venerated ever since.

Impressions

Kreuzgang im Kloster Wettingen, das Licht wirft durch die Fenster lange Schatten in den Gang.
Nahaufnahme eines Fensters im Kreuzgang des Klosters Wettingen, im Zentrum zwei Kabinettscheiben des Glasfensterzyklus'.
Frontaler Blick auf Glasfenster im Kreuzgang des Kloster Wettingen. In der Mitte führt ein grosser Durchgang in den dahinterliegenden Kreuzganggarten.
Kreuzgang im Kloster Wettingen, das Licht wirft durch die Fenster lange Schatten in den Gang.
Mystische Stimmung im Kreuzgang des Klosters Wettingen. Ein Mädchen streckt im Gegenlicht der Sonne die Hand nach den Glasfenstern aus.