Tholey Abbey

One of the earliest of such communities, at the foot of the Schaumberg, is said to have had Saint Wendelin as its head, who is thus counted by tradition as the first abbot of Tholey.

[1] in 2008, with philanthropic support from Edmund and Ursula Meiser, the chapter house was renovated, and baroque-style pavilion was erected on the grounds of the abbey.

[2] In 2020, the abbey installed stained glass windows created by German artists Gerhard Richter and Mahbuba Maqsoodi.

[3][2] Richter's three windows — with deep reds and blues prevailing on the two outer displays and the central one dominated by radiant gold — are more than 30 feet tall and made to a symmetrical design.

Maqsoodi's 34 windows for the church feature figurative images portraying saints and scenes from the Bible.