![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Varensell_St._Marien_Seitenansicht.jpg/640px-Varensell_St._Marien_Seitenansicht.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Varensell Abbey
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Varensell Abbey (German: Abtei Varensell) is a monastic community of Benedictine nuns, located near Rietberg in the district of Gütersloh in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Varensell_St._Marien_Seitenansicht.jpg/640px-Varensell_St._Marien_Seitenansicht.jpg)
The monastery was founded in 1902 by the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration within the Benedictine Confederation. Later, however, the community developed a way of life more in keeping with that of the Beuronese Congregation, which it joined in 1982. Varensell was given the status of abbey in 1948.[1]
Besides the traditional duties of hospitality, the nuns are occupied in theological work and various handicrafts.[2]