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St. Catherine's Priory, Ribe

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By 1825 the buildings were in need of serious repair and an extensive restoration was conducted to preserve them. In 1865 the entire hospital was converted into apartments for the elderly poor. In 1918 the entire complex was restored once again to what architects believed was the original appearance.
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The Dominicans were primarily missionaries who vowed to be chaste, obedient, and poor, and were established in towns where they or their representatives could go out and beg their daily bread from local residents. Their rule forbade them to own anything individually, but over the years individuals
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By 1246 the priory was substantial enough for the provincial meeting of the order to be held there. As Ribe became Denmark's largest and most prosperous town, the priory was reconstructed and expanded in the early 14th century with a larger towerless church and a quadrangular set of buildings
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for the care of the sick, poor and weak, and remained so for many years. In about 1600 part of the former conventual buildings was turned into the cathedral school. In the 18th century the eastern range began to fall down and was demolished. Part of the hospital was used as a
245:. All religious houses and their income properties reverted to the crown. The priory church was converted for use as Ribe's second parish church, which it remains, still called St. Catherine's. The other monastic and religious communities in Ribe were all closed. 234:), the Franciscan and Dominican friars. In Ribe the Franciscans were ejected first, then the Dominicans were expelled from the priory; some become laymen and remained in Denmark, while others left the country for Dominican houses in central Europe. 225:
By the late 1520s many Danes wanted an end to the many tithes, fees, rents, forced work, and endless requests for food, clothing, and money by the Catholic Church. Their anger was first vented on what they nicknamed the "beggar monks"
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Construction continued through the 15th century as the church was expanded to three aisles and the ranges lengthened to their present size. Then fire ravaged part of the buildings and reconstruction was encouraged by the pope himself.
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and families gave income-producing properties to support the community. The Dominicans also accepted gifts for the privilege of burying family members inside the priory church.
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In the late 14th century the priory was sacked along with rest of Ribe: a papal letter enjoined the community and monks to reconstruct it.
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from 1228 until 1536. The buildings still stand, although there is no monastic community there. Known as
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The church restoration to its Gothic origins was finally complete and a tower added for the first time.
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providing the friars with privacy from the rest of the community. The new construction was in the
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style with a simple nave and chancel of brick. They also built an attached conventual building.
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The Dominican priory was converted for use as the city hospital in 1543 by order of
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Main entrance to St. Catherine's church, formerly the Dominican priory church
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gave a substantial amount of money to the priory in 1480. A covered
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was built, and several outbuildings were constructed nearby.
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Buildings and structures in the Region of Southern Denmark
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style. A large cellar was built beneath the south range.
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Ribe Sanct Katharinæ Kloster Sognekirke og Hospital
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Ribe
Denmark
Romanesque architecture
Diocese
Diocese of Ribe
Parish
Dominican
Ribe
Denmark
Saint Catherine of Siena
Bishop of Ribe
Romanesque

Gothic
Christian I
cloister
Danish
Lutheran
Reformation
Christian III
lunatic asylum
Church interior
Renaissance pulpit
Pulpit detail: Adoration of the Magi
Monument detail (1)
Monument detail (2)
Priory cloisters
references
inline citations

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