Franziskanerkloster München
Franziskanerkloster München stands in Munich’s Lehel district, beside the Lehel U-Bahn station. Its architecture reflects a religious site shaped by centuries of Franciscan history.
The first Franciscans reached Munich in the early thirteenth century and moved near the ducal residence in 1284. Hieronymites established the present site in 1725. King Ludwig I granted the monastery to the Franciscans in 1827, making it a centre for the order and the Bavarian provincial leadership. A large building added in 1912 housed the Franciscan Philosophical-Theological College for many years. Bombing during the Second World War destroyed substantial parts, while reconstruction began in 1947 and major renovations followed between 2006 and 2008.
The monastery now serves as the administrative centre of the German Franciscan Province. Offices, a library and a shelter for homeless men occupy parts of the complex. Its clearest human detail is this combination of scholarship, administration, worship and practical support within one historic site.
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