The Mariensee convent () is an Evangelical Lutheran women's convent in Mariensee, a district of Neustadt am Rübenberge northwest of Hanover. It is one of five Calenberg Convents, which are administered by the Hanover Monastic Chamber.
History The Mariensee convent was founded around 1213–14 as a Cistercian women's monastery by and endowed with a vast landownership.
Furnishings The Judgment Day () tapestry.
General references
Ernst Andreas Friedrich: Wenn Steine reden könnten. Band IV. Landbuch-Verlag, Hannover 1998, Bärbel Görcke: Kloster Mariensee. In: Evangelische Klöster in Niedersachsen. Rostock 2008, Wilhelm von Hodenberg (Hrsg.): Archiv des Klosters Mariensee (= Calenberger Urkundenbuch; 5. Abtheilung). Jänecke, Hannover 1858 (uni-goettingen.de)
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Sticken im Kloster – Wie der Klosterstich wieder nach Mariensee kam Kloster Mariensee liegt an einem Nebenweg des Pilgerweges Loccum-Volkenroda