Religion
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1550 up to 1600
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Mecklenburg until 1945
Chalice from St. Mary’s Church in Ribnitz
- gilded silver
- Rostock
- 1570
- height: 26 cm
The chalice was a gift from the last abbess of the Poor Clare Convent in Ribnitz, Duchess Ursula of Mecklenburg (1510 - 1586), to the town church in Ribnitz in 1570. The convent had patronage over St. Mary’s Church. The abbess thus ensured that she would remain in lasting remembrance.
(Permanent loan from St. Mary’s Church in Ribnitz)
Text: A. A.