History of the monastery

2008
The State Archaeological Museum opens

2004
Renovation work officially begins

2002
Government decides to build a state archaeological museum in St. Paul’s Monastery

1991
First construction work begins to protect and restore the monastery complex

1958-1967
St. Paul’s Monastery is to be used as a district museum, first renovation work

1953-1957
The library building is restored

1945
A fire causes considerable damage

1941
There are plans to use the monastery as a youth hostel (to no end)

1918
It is no longer used as a garrison church

1868-1870
The church is restored under the direction of Ferdinand von Quast. The galleries are demolished and the west portal and west windows are built

1775
The library building is used as a fire station (until 1945)

1733
The church is renovated and galleries are installed

1717
A baroque top is added to the tower

1712
The reformed church shares use of the church

[Translate to English:] 1575
The St. Spiritus hospital is established in the east wing

1565
The benefice and poorhouse is consecrated

1560
The church and monastery become the property of the town. Mention of the last monk

1549
The monastery vineyard is donated to electoral councillor Andreas Stolp

1548
The library (“liberey”) is donated to electoral assessor Johann Heyler

1547
Parts of the monastery building are granted to Joachim von Rochow

1539
The monks refuse to adopt the new church order promulgated by prince-elector Joachim III

1536
Monks from Berlin-Cölln join the monastery

1497
Around 1460-70, the two-storey building is built to the west of the church with a Rosary Chapel on the ground floor and library upstairs ?

um 1460/70
The bell tower is built on the south side of the church

1384
First mention of the St. Paul patronage for the church, which was originally dedicated to Mary Magdalene and Andrew the Apostle

1311
The town council donates land to expand the monastery to the west

1287
The convent in Brandenburg an der Havel is founded

1286
Margrave Otto V, known as “Otto the Tall”, provides the site for the margravial town court and funding for the construction of a monastery

1267
Record of the first Dominicans in Brandenburg