Zum Patrozinium des Stiftes Cappenberg

The study shows that the the Virgin Mary as well as the apostles Peter and Paul were patron saints of Cappenberg from the start. It has not been decided yet if they were the patron saints of the chapel of the castle, but it is possible. The Virgin Mary, who was especially honoured by the Premonstratensian Order, came to the fore quite early. In documents from the twelfth century and the beginning of the thirteenth century, the scribes of Cappenberg referred to the apostles Peter and Paul quite often, however. Only under the provost Otto II of Cappenberg (1156-1171) the apostle John became important for the monastery and replaced the apostles Peter and Paul. He was established as a patron saint besides the Virgin Mary. It cannot be proved that there was an altar dedicated to Saint Augustine or that the bishop of Hippo was a patron saint of Cappenberg before the thirteenth century.