Description of the attraction
The convent in the Tyrolean town of Halle functioned from 1567 to 1783. It was founded by Emperor Ferdinand II for his unmarried sisters Magdalena and Helena. In 1569, after the completion of the construction of the monastery, these two princesses, together with 40 court ladies, were able to settle here. In 1570, the monastery church of the Sacred Heart was consecrated, which now has the status of a basilica. Both the monastery and the Renaissance temple were designed by the Italian architects Giovanni and Alberto Luschez. The monastery complex also included the house of the conductor, a small seminary, a monastery garden and a doctor's villa. The monastery was run by the Jesuit order.
Since wealthy aristocratic ladies lived in the convent in Halle, their carefree, pious life had to be supported by serious financial injections. The nuns themselves were engaged in investing their own funds in various income-generating enterprises.
The monastery complex was changed in the years 1611-1612. The main building of the cloister and the church were rebuilt in a Baroque manner. In 1670, an earthquake struck the mountains near Halle, which significantly damaged the nunnery. He again needed repairs, which were carried out immediately. In 1783, by order of Emperor Joseph II, the monastery was closed. The main building of the monastery was turned into an ordinary residential building, and the church was desecrated. In 1845, a city hospital was founded here. In 1912 the monastery became operational again. The religious order of the Sacred Heart of Jesus took care of him.
