It was founded in 1988 at the instigation of Franz Hengsbach, first Bishop of the Diocese of the Ruhr.
It is a dependent house of Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Austria.
The priory church is also a Marian pilgrimage site to Our Lady of Sorrows.
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