Today Janet and I visited Riddagshausen and the Klosterkirche of St Marie. It was founded in 1145 as a monastery by Cistercian monks, who formed a close knit community living a simple life, growing their own food and attending religious services around the clock. They even had to get up in the night, oh dear, not for me I'm afraid. I will continue this write up tomorrow, as after this afternoon's guided tour, wandering slowing around the grounds, the herb garden and the fish ponds, I am too tired to think and my feet are killing me. I'll be back tomorrow, when I can write a lucid account of my wonderful visit.
www.klosterkirche-riddagshausen.de
Looks good, and curiously it looks more English than German, at least than the Rhineland churches we have seen with their colourful walls.
ReplyDeleteGisela and I are getting everything ready for a Friday funeral. We will each have our words to say.
Mark