St. Boniface Collegiate Church

Name: St. Boniface Collegiate Church
Address: Stiftshof 2, Warendorf, Warendorf, 48231, Deutschland
Telephone: +49 (0)2581 980077

Stiftshof 2, 48231 Warendorf

Church

The collegiate church of St. Boniface in Freckenhorst is part of the former free-world ladies' convent. The history of the abbey goes back to a monastery complex in 854. The collegiate church is one of the most important sacred buildings of the early Romanesque period in Westphalia. Next to the church is the Romanesque Petri Chapel, which houses the Abbey Chamber with treasures dating back 1000 years.

Tour information

The collegiate church can be visited on request.
Guided tours of the church and the Collegiate Chamber in the Petri Chapel are also possible.
An exterior tour can be arranged at any time.

History information

The collegiate church in Freckenhorst is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Westphalia, along with the patroclic church in Soest. The collegiate church in Freckenhorst was consecrated in 1129, but looks back on a much longer history from the ninth century. The baptismal font, which is still preserved today, also dates from the time of the church's consecration.

Freckenhorst Abbey was initially founded as a monastery and was converted into a free-world ladies' abbey in the 15th century. Before that, the former Romanesque church of the former monastery was destroyed by a devastating fire. The present collegiate church was then built. The convent continued to exist until 1811, when it was abolished on Napoleon's orders following the French victory over Prussia.

The collegiate church is still the centre of Freckenhorst today.

Map

St. Boniface Collegiate Church

Stiftshof 2, 48231 Warendorf

www.bonifatius-lambertus.de/kirchen/st-bonifatius/

gerdemann-i@bistum-muenster.de

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Further Informations

Information for cyclists
Freckenhorst lies south of Warendorf in the middle of the Münsterland park landscape. Numerous cycle paths wind through woods, meadows and along small streams and rivers through the beautiful countryside.
A little off the beaten track100 Castles Routebut definitely worth a detour is the St. Bonifatius collegiate church next to Freckenhorst Castle. The old ladies' convent and the imposing collegiate church of St. Boniface offer visitors an impressive sight and together look back on a long history.
Along the 100 Castles Route, athemed cycle route, cyclists reach idyllic and at the same time historic places such as Warendorf, Oelde or Sendenhorst, not forgetting impressive and fairytale castles and palaces. The signposted themed cycle routes each show very special contents of the region and thus tell exciting stories about Münsterland.Everyone can find a suitable cycle route on the 4500 kilometre long Münsterland cycle route network.

Price Info

Price guide
Number of participants: maximum 20 people
Duration: one hour
A guided tour of the Abbey Chamber can be booked additionally. Additional costs per group 20,00 € plus 1,50 € per person.

Groups je Gruppe: 40 €

Direction

Arrival
The Collegiate Church of St. Boniface and the neighbouring Freckenhorst Castle are located in the Warendorf district of the same name, Freckenhorst, south of the district town.
Getting there by car:
Freckenhorst can be reached via the B64 and B475 trunk roads. Both federal roads run through Warendorf and are connected to Freckenhorst via country roads.
There are connections to the A1 and A2 motorways.
Arrival by bus and train:
Warendorf railway station, Münster - Bielefeld railway line.
Train connection: Regional train R67/71 "Der Warendorfer".
Continue with bus lines R23, R63 and S20 to Freckenhorst, "Mitte" bus stop
Walk 60 metres to the collegiate church
Parking
There are several parking facilities for visitors at the Stiftsmarkt in the centre of Freckenhorst.