Carmelite monastery of Bamberg is located on the hill of Kaulberg near chapel of the virgin Mary. This is one of the largest and oldest monasteries of this order. History of education of the Church dates from the eleventh century, in 1030, the Bishop of the city of Eberhard I, ordered the construction of a hospital for the poor, which was located not far from Bamberg Cathedral. Soon the order was implemented in reality, the hospital not only rebuilt, but was consecrated in the name of St. Theodore.

In 1157 were some additions, namely was built convent, destined for Cistercians. This was done under Bishop Eberhard II. This part of the monastery existed until 1525, during the Peasants ' war it was plundered. Fully dissolved nunnery was in 1554, when he began the reformation in the country. To 1589 at this place there were representatives of the Carmelite order, they took the abandoned units of this structure.

Its modern appearance, the monastery acquired in the period from 1692 to 1702, work to give the appearance of the building engaged in talented architect Leonard Dienzenhofer. Despite the fact that the Carmelite monastery of Bamberg is among the oldest in the city, its appearance over time is not particularly changed.

In 1803, when in Bavaria began a period of secularization, this monastery was dissolved by the authorities and used his premises for other purposes. There opened a school, as well as an infirmary and sports centres. A century later Carmelites themselves managed to purchase the structure in your property, today it belongs to this order. The monastery is the home of more than twenty monks. The interior design has been preserved unchanged the Central altar of St. Joseph, who managed to return in the twentieth century.