Helfta convent of St Mary, Lutherstadt Eisleben

In 1258, Helfta convent was founded and the religious community at Mansfeld took up residence. In 1258 the convent moved to a site near the walls of Eisleben.

It suffered devastation during the Peasant War of 1525, and the religious community returned to Mansfeld. In 1542 it was secularised and later used for agricultural purposes. In 1992, the ‘Association of Friends of Helfta Convent’ was formed. The site again became church property, and restoration began. Nuns returned to the convent after an absence of 450 years in the year 2000.