Chronology

Erection of the parish church St. Philipp and St. Jacob on the site of today's St Augustine's church

The Augustinian monks return to the city

The beginning of the construction of the monastery

Erection of St. Catherine's Chapel, the bell tower, the new priory, the woad warehouse and the library

Martin Luther resident in the monastery (July 17th, 1505 until autumn 1511)

Prior Johannes Lang and other monks leave the monastery

The Evangelical St. Johannes parish takes possession of St. Augustine's church

Death of the last monk

Secularization of the monastery by city of Erfurt

Evangelical city-grammar-school Ratsgymnasium installed in the west wing and the old priory

Renovation of the monastery (baroque décor and fittings)

Severe damage to the eastern part caused by lightning

The foundation of the Library of the Evangelical Ministry in the monastery library

The foundation Evangelical orphanage in the eastern part of the monastery

The Evangelical city-grammar-school moves out

Setting up of the St. Martin Chapter (Martinstift) in the west wing, demolition of the new priory

Rebuilding of the west wing for the St. Martin Chapter by Friedrich August Stüler based on a draft design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Restoration of the church in the neo-Gothic style

Meeting of the German Union-Parliament in the church

Fire in the east wing, destruction of Martin Luther's cell

Reconstruction

Reconstruction of the church in its medieval form under the management of Theo Kellner, planning of further work

Destruction of the library building during an air raid, 267 people who were taking refuge in the cellar of the library were killed. There was damage to the other monastery buildings and to the church

Reconstruction of the church, cloisters, east wing and guest house 

Transfer the Evangelical theological school from Wittenberg to the monastery

Acquisition of the west wing and old priory from municipal possession

Comprehensive restoration of the monastery for use as a church meeting house under the management of Dr. Käthe Menzel-Jordan

The Augustinian monastery becomes seat of the provost of Erfurt-Nordhausen

Four sisters of the Evangelical Casteller Ring Community move into the monastery (another three sisters followed in 2000)

Restoration and rebuilding of the west wing, the arbour and guest house for the guest area. Re-inauguration March 2002

Opening of the permanent exhibition BIBEL-MONASTERY-LUTHER

Reopening of the renovated historical Library of the Evangelical Ministry

Renovation of St. Augustine's church and the pulpit

Restoration and partial reconstruction of the cloisters

Re-inauguration of the Walcker organ

Completion of the restored and partially reconstructed cloisters

Setting up of the Foundation for St. Augustine's Monastery in Erfurt

Formal presentation of prizes to the four best placed architectural offices in the architectural competition for the "Reconstruction of the library and the woad warehouses"

Recognition of the monastery as a cultural monument of special national and cultural importance

Granting of the planning and building permission by the provincial capital Erfurt

Start of extensive preservation work on the monastery walls and the foundations of the library and Woad house that were destroyed in WW2

Hand over of preservation work

Start of building work on the Woad House destroyed in WW2

Laying of foundation stone in the library building destroyed in WW2

Presentation of the Cross of Nails of the Community of the Cross of Nails (CCN) by Canon Adrian Daffern (Coventry Cathedral) and the chairman of the CCN in Germany,  Pfr. i.R. Hartmut Ebmeier. St Augustine's is now the first Cross of Nails centre in Thuringia.

Opening ceremony for the rebuilt Woad House