Kloster Allerheiligen

The Allerheiligen collegiate church was founded in 1302 by Knight Johannes Amann von Waldkirch on the site of a pre-existing mendicant order monastery. This foundation was confirmed by Bishop Heinrich von Konstanz and Count Konrad von Freiburg. The first canons came from the Alsatian collegiate church of Marbach. The possessions of the Freiburg collegiate church were concentrated in the areas around Endingen, Riegel, and Ihringen in the Kaiserstuhl region. Initially, many members were of noble descent, later exclusively from the bourgeoisie. In 1370, Bertold Schultheiß, a canon from Allerheiligen, was elected provost of St. Märgen, bringing both monasteries under joint leadership. Following a fire in St. Märgen in the 15th century, the canons from there moved to Freiburg, which led to an expansion of the choir and the acquisition of adjacent buildings in 1495. From 1500, the provost also held the title of abbot of Allerheiligen. Another fire in 1518 destroyed the monastery buildings, with only the church remaining. From 1540, the importance of the Freiburg collegiate church declined, and the canons gradually returned to St. Märgen. From 1672, choral prayer in Freiburg had to cease due to an insufficient number of canons. As part of Vauban's redesign of Freiburg's fortifications, the collegiate buildings were demolished in 1677. The remains of provosts Jakob and Christoph were transferred to the church of the Augustinian Hermits, the collegiate church bell went to the Minster building lodge, and the miraculous image, after various interim stops, eventually reached St. Märgen. In 1806, the collegiate church was dissolved during secularization, at which point three canons still resided there. The buildings became part of the new construction of the Ordinariate. From 1806 to 1851, the church served as a place of worship for Freiburg's Protestant community before the newly built Ludwigskirche took over this function. The church organ was acquired by the municipality of Hartheim in 1808.

The Allerheiligen monastery is located in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated at an elevation of approximately 286 meters above sea level.

The former buildings of the Allerheiligen monastery are now integrated into the new construction of the Ordinariate. After secularization, the former collegiate church served as a place of worship for the Protestant community for several decades.

• Freiburger Münster (sacred building, approx. 137 m away)
• Palais Haus zum Ritter (residence, approx. 209 m away)
• Palais Sickingen (residence, approx. 219 m away)
• Deutschordenskommende Freiburg (castle, approx. 220 m away)