A number of our Kleinsteuber ancestors emigrated from the city of Gotha, in Thuringia Region.
Gotha was advanced in many ways in the early 1800s considering its size, as the Royal Duchy court was held in Saxe-Coburg for 6 months of the year, then in Gotha for the other 6 months. An artist's rendering of Gotha in 1850 is the first image.
The patriarch immigrants of both the Preston-Waterloo Kleinsteubers (Carl Friedrich Bernhard Kleinsteuber) and the Actinolite Kleinsteubers (Henry, Carl, Ernst, John Henry Lorenz, William, Amanda, Julius, Hugo, & Rosa) were all born in Gotha and baptised at the St Augustinkirche.
The Augustinian church in the old town of Gotha , the former monastery church of the Augustinian Hermits, was first founded by the Cistercian nuns in 1216 as a convent. By 1258, it was in the possession of the Augustinian monks. They expanded the monastery and built a new church.
After the Reformation and the dissolution of the Augustinian monastery, the church was rebuilt again under Duke Ernst I by Andreas Rudolph, bewteen 1676 and 1680. This new church included early baroque features and two story galleries.
The most famous preacher in the Church of St. Augustine was the Augustinian monk Martin Luther, who several times (on April 8, 1521, among others) stood and preached from the pulpit.
In 1524 the church became Protestant. In 1524 the former convent area became a school ( Friedrich Myconius) which in 1600 became the Latin School Gotha Gymnasium. The next 4 images are of the Augustinkirche.
The Augustinian Monastery area has been converted to a hotel, and the last 6 images are of that.
Dating from the 13th century, the Augustinerkloster is a peaceful monastery located in the centre of Gotha. It provides basic yet modern rooms, a café and a library. Guests at the monastery can take time out to visit the Augustine Church and Sacristy, both of which date back to the late 13th century. The library includes a selection of 1,500-year-old books .
Rooms at the Augustinerkloster Gotha are bright and simply furnished, and some offer courtyard views. Wi-Fi is available free of charge in the hotel’s public areas. The Kloster-Café serves a buffet breakfast, tea, coffee and lunchtime snacks with views across the courtyard.
The Augustinerkloster Gotha is less than a 15-minute walk from the Schloss Friedenstein castle and its surrounding Rosengarten and Schlosspark gardens. Gotha Main Train Station is just 2 km away.
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Gotha was advanced in many ways in the early 1800s considering its size, as the Royal Duchy court was held in Saxe-Coburg for 6 months of the year, then in Gotha for the other 6 months. An artist's rendering of Gotha in 1850 is the first image.
The patriarch immigrants of both the Preston-Waterloo Kleinsteubers (Carl Friedrich Bernhard Kleinsteuber) and the Actinolite Kleinsteubers (Henry, Carl, Ernst, John Henry Lorenz, William, Amanda, Julius, Hugo, & Rosa) were all born in Gotha and baptised at the St Augustinkirche.
The Augustinian church in the old town of Gotha , the former monastery church of the Augustinian Hermits, was first founded by the Cistercian nuns in 1216 as a convent. By 1258, it was in the possession of the Augustinian monks. They expanded the monastery and built a new church.
After the Reformation and the dissolution of the Augustinian monastery, the church was rebuilt again under Duke Ernst I by Andreas Rudolph, bewteen 1676 and 1680. This new church included early baroque features and two story galleries.
The most famous preacher in the Church of St. Augustine was the Augustinian monk Martin Luther, who several times (on April 8, 1521, among others) stood and preached from the pulpit.
In 1524 the church became Protestant. In 1524 the former convent area became a school ( Friedrich Myconius) which in 1600 became the Latin School Gotha Gymnasium. The next 4 images are of the Augustinkirche.
The Augustinian Monastery area has been converted to a hotel, and the last 6 images are of that.
Dating from the 13th century, the Augustinerkloster is a peaceful monastery located in the centre of Gotha. It provides basic yet modern rooms, a café and a library. Guests at the monastery can take time out to visit the Augustine Church and Sacristy, both of which date back to the late 13th century. The library includes a selection of 1,500-year-old books .
Rooms at the Augustinerkloster Gotha are bright and simply furnished, and some offer courtyard views. Wi-Fi is available free of charge in the hotel’s public areas. The Kloster-Café serves a buffet breakfast, tea, coffee and lunchtime snacks with views across the courtyard.
The Augustinerkloster Gotha is less than a 15-minute walk from the Schloss Friedenstein castle and its surrounding Rosengarten and Schlosspark gardens. Gotha Main Train Station is just 2 km away.
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