Paramentenwerkstatt
der von Veltheim-Stiftung und Textil-Restaurierung
beim Kloster St. Marienberg in Helmstedt
beim Kloster St. Marienberg in Helmstedt
1176 | The Augustinian convent for canonesses is founded |
1569 | The reformation is established by Duke Julius |
1754 | The treaty of the von Veltheim family with Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg about the eternal right of the position of abbess at St. Marienberg convent because of an exchange treaty |
1848 | Inauguration of the abbess Charlotte von Veltheim (16 years old) |
1862 | Move into the convent |
1863 | The Lower Saxon Parament Association is founded |
1911 | Abbess Charlotte von Veltheim dies |
1911-1920 | Abbess Louise von Veltheim |
1920-1933 | Abbess Clara von Veltheim (She resigns from the convent due to her marriage.) |
1921 | The foundation is established with the name “Domina Charlotte und Louise von Veltheim-Stiftung” (Abbess Charlotte and Louise von Veltheim Foundation) |
1979 | The name is changed to “von Veltheim-Stiftung beim Kloster St. Marienberg in Helmstedt” (von Veltheim Foundation at St. Marienberg convent in Helmstedt) |
1989 | Abbess Mechtild von Veltheim |
The von Veltheim Foundation is a foundation under civil law with Helmstedt as its place of business. It is recognised as an ecclesiastical foundation. The organs of the foundation are the board of trustees and the board of directors. The chairman is the respective senior member of the von Veltheim family.
Among others, it is the purpose of the foundation to support paramentics by advising ecclesiastical legal entities and other persons as well as the support of decorating ecclesiastical and other spaces through the manufacture and maintenance of textiles.
It is a non-profit foundation and eligible to accepting donations.