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625 years Cusanus

  • Bernkastel-Kues
  • 12. – 14.08.2026Dates overview
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625 years ago, Nicholas of Cusa was born in Kues on the Mosel. We celebrate this anniversary in honor of the significant universal scholar and reform theologian and his life's work. The event

Wednesday, August 12.
5 p.m.: Eucharistic celebration in the chapel; 6:30 p.m.: Festakt

Thursday, August 13. - Open House
2 p.m.: Lecture in the Baroque Hall: The Birth Year of Cusanus - A Snapshot Around 1401
3 p.m.: Karate exam in the Moselhaus
6 p.m.: Evening prayer in the chapel

Friday, August 14. - Open Festival / Treasures of the Library
12 - 6:30 p.m.: Summer festival of the residents.
2 - 4 p.m.: Lecture in the Baroque Hall: Dr. Barbara Mikuda-Hüttel. Historical Gardens of the Middle Ages and Modern Times.
7 - 9:30 p.m.: Lecture in the Baroque Hall: Librarian Simeon Hütte. The Layperson in the Thought of Nicholas of Cusa.

Saturday, August 15.
4 p.m.: Eucharistic celebration for the Feast of the Assumption of Mary in the chapel.

All dates

August 2026

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St. Nikolaus-Hospital/Cusanusstift

Cusanusstraße 2

54470 Bernkastel-Kues

DE


Phone: (0049) 6531 2260

E-mail:

Website: cusanus.de


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