Kloster St. Lioba

The origins of the Lioba Sisters date back to 1920, when sisters from a children's hospital in Freiburg formed a spiritual community following the Rule of St. Benedict. The community was named after St. Lioba, a relative of St. Boniface. Initially located in the Neuburg district of Freiburg, the sisters chose tasks in pastoral care, nursing, and teaching, which is why they do not live in strict enclosure to this day. Due to the growing need for space, the sisters acquired Villa Wohlgemuth in Günterstal in 1927. In the same year, the papal recognition as a congregation of the Benedictine order was granted. The sisters are involved in educational, social, and ecclesiastical fields and cultivate liturgical chant. Since 2021, Dominican sisters from the dissolved Neusatzeck Monastery have also been living in the community.

St. Lioba Monastery is situated in Günterstal, a district of Freiburg im Breisgau, in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The complex is located on the edge of the Freiburg city forest.

The heart of the complex is Villa Wohlgemuth, built between 1906 and 1913, which now serves as the monastery. The atrium of the main building is used as an oratory. The property also includes utility buildings, gardens, the St. Benedict guesthouse, a monastery shop, a biblical monastery garden, and a cemetery for the nuns. In Haus Subiaco, a smaller building across the street, an Edith Stein Memorial Room has been located since 2001, commemorating the saint's visits.

• Merzhausen Castle (approx. 2027 m away)
• Kybfelsen Castle Ruin (approx. 2337 m away)
• Greiffeneggschlössle (approx. 2704 m away)
• Jesuitenschloss (approx. 2848 m away)