Franziskanerbruder Vom Heiligen Kreuz E.v.

What Franziskanerbruder Vom Heiligen Kreuz E.v. does

Franziskanerbrüder vom Heiligen Kreuz e.V. is a Catholic religious order (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1862 in Hausen/Wied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The order operates a diversified portfolio of spiritual, healthcare, and social services under the Franciscan tradition of poverty, fraternity, and peace. Its service portfolio includes the acute-care Krankenhaus St. Marienwörth in Bad Kreuznach (with cardiology, stroke unit, and general medicine), elderly care facilities (Haus St. Josef in Bad Kreuznach, Haus Maria Königin in Kirn), a hospice (Rhein-Wied Hospiz), and pilgrimage sites — most notably the Wallfahrtskirche St. Anton in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, which the order took over from Deutsche Franziskanerprovinz in June 2025. The order is also spiritually connected to Kloster Ebernach (a disability facility in Cochem), which was transferred to the Alexianer-Gruppe in March 2026 following insolvency proceedings.

The order serves three primary constituencies: pilgrims and faith-based visitors who come to its sacred sites and retreat programs (including Ignatian Einzelexerzitien); elderly, disabled, and vulnerable individuals receiving care through its hospital and social institutions; and donors supporting charitable projects such as church restoration, India mission work, and Ukraine humanitarian aid delivered via ~10 aid transports since March 2022. Vocational outreach draws new brothers through podcasts (Radio Horeb München), retreats, and a "Bruder werden" program, with the order maintaining communities in Germany and the USA. The Bruder-Jakobus-Wirth-Stiftung (est. 2006) channels charitable giving to elderly, youth, and disability care.

The revenue model is hybrid: donations and charitable contributions fund spiritual activities, church restoration, and humanitarian projects, while social care operations are funded through statutory health insurance (Krankenkasse), long-term care insurance (Pflegekasse), and resident fees. Distribution is physical and pastoral — open pilgrimage churches, a digital storefront (website with donation IBAN), and referrals for care services. No proprietary technology platform is disclosed; the order's digital presence consists of a website, YouTube documentary videos, social media, and 3D virtual tours of its sacred sites. Leadership is provided by Br. Michael Ruedin (Generalsuperior) and a professional operational board including Br. Bonifatius Faulhaber (Chairman), Dr. med. Matthias Bussmann (Medical Board), and Joachim Domann (Commercial Board).

Name

Franziskanerbruder Vom Heiligen Kreuz E.v.

Legal name

Orden - Franziskanerbrüder vom Heiligen Kreuz e.V.

Website

https://franziskanerbrueder.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1862

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Franziskanerbrüder vom Heiligen Kreuz e.V. is a 160-year-old Catholic religious order operating hospitals, elderly care, hospice, and pilgrimage sites across Germany, serving pilgrims, care recipients, and donors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Social Care Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Continuing Care Retirement Communities (623311), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents) (BPAGAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions) (BPAGAJAH), Religious Retreats & Spiritual Wellness Travel Agencies (THAKAHAM), Faith-Based & Nonprofit Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAE), Continuous Home Care (Crisis Hospice) (HSABAFAB)

Keywords

• Religious order
• Pilgrimage services
• Elderly care
• Hospital services
• Charitable foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Hausen/Wied

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Offerings: The order receives charitable donations from individuals and organizations for its various social projects, including restoration of monastery churches, India mission work, Ukraine humanitarian aid, and the Brother Jakobus Wirth Foundation. Donation receipts are issued for contributions of 30 EUR or more.
2. Social Care Services: The order operates hospitals, old people's homes, facilities for people with disabilities, and hospices. These social enterprises generate revenue through statutory health insurance, long-term care insurance, and resident fees. Operations span medical facilities, elderly care, and integration assistance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Franziskanerbrüder vom Heiligen Kreuz e.V. is a Catholic religious order founded in 1862 that operates a network of social care institutions and spiritual services across Germany. The order runs St. Marienwörth Hospital, elderly care homes, facilities for people with disabilities, and hospice services, alongside its pilgrimage church Wallfahrtskirche St. Anton in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the motherhouse in Hausen/Wied. It also delivers Ignatian spiritual retreats, pilgrimages, and humanitarian aid (Ukraine, India) financed largely through charitable donations and the Bruder-Jakobus-Wirth-Stiftung.

Product overview

Franziskanerbrüder vom Heiligen Kreuz E.V. is a Catholic religious order operating a diversified portfolio of spiritual, healthcare, and social services. The organization offers pilgrimage and spiritual services centered around the Wallfahrtskirche Sankt Anton and the Mutterhaus in Hausen/Wied, including 3D virtual tours of sacred sites, Ignatian individual exercises, and pilgrimages. Their healthcare operations include St. Marienwörth Hospital and elderly care facilities across Germany. The order also maintains the Bruder Jakobus Wirth Foundation for charitable support, publishes literature about their founder, and produces video content about their religious life. The 2026Jahr marks significant transitions including taking over pilgrimage pastoral care at St. Anton (June 2025) and the handover of Kloster Ebernach to Alexianer (March 2026).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bruder-Jakobus-Wirth-Stiftung: Charitable foundation established in 2006 to support elderly, youth and disability care in facilities operated by the order
• Bruder Jakobus Wirth Gemeinschaftsstiftung

Products and services

• Wallfahrtskirche Sankt Anton Pilgrimage Services Pilgrimage church at the foot of the Wank mountain offering worship services, group pilgrimages, weddings, baptisms, and year-round public access (summer 7:00-20:00; winter 7:00-19:00) for individual pilgrims and organized groups.
• Ignatianische Einzelexerzitien (Ignatian Individual Exercises)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100,000 EUR in Ukraine aid delivered across 10+ transports since March 2022
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Alexianer-Gruppe (Münster)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026The Alexianer-Gruppe from Münster formally took over the operations of Kloster Ebernach (a facility for people with disabilities in Cochem) from the Franziskanerbrüder vom Heiligen Kreuz in March 2026. The transfer followed an insolvency procedure (Insolvenzverfahren in Eigenverwaltung). The order remains spiritually connected to the site, with Br. Michael Ruedin continuing to provide spiritual accompaniment. This partnership ensures the long-term continuity of care services at the location.
• Deutsche FranziskanerprovinzcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025The Deutsche Franziskanerprovinz transferred responsibility for the Wallfahrtsseelsorge (pilgrimage ministry) at St. Anton in Garmisch-Partenkirchen to the Franziskanerbrüder vom Heiligen Kreuz on June 1, 2025, after over 90 years of service (since 1934). This marks the first presence of the order in Bavaria. The handover was celebrated during a festive May Devotion service.
• Kreuzliebende Schwestern (Vinh, Vietnam)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The 'Kreuzliebende Schwestern' (Sisters Loving the Cross), an order from Vinh, Vietnam, sent four sisters (Sr. Lai, Sr. Thuy, Sr. Loi, Sr. Nang) to live in community at Haus St. Rafael on the St. Marienwörth campus in Bad Kreuznach in January 2022. They serve in elderly care and pastoral work at Haus St. Josef. The order was founded in 1670 and has over 1,200 members.
• St. Marienstern Convent (Panschwitz, Saxony)Strategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The Cistercian convent of St. Marienstern in Panschwitz near Bautzen provides overnight accommodation for the order's helpers and Ukrainian refugees returning from aid transports. The sisters provide shelter and meals as part of the humanitarian corridor.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Malteser Deutschland: Catholic aid organization rooted in the Knights of Malta tradition, operating elderly care, hospice services, and humanitarian aid programs in Germany. Comparable as a faith-based provider of social care and humanitarian services.
• Franziskanerprovinz (Deutsche Franziskanerprovinz): The broader German Franciscan province from which the order recently received St. Anton pilgrimage ministry. Operates spiritual retreats and parishes across Germany under the same Franciscan spiritual tradition.
• Cellitinnen e.V. Catholic women's religious congregation operating hospitals and elderly care facilities in Germany (including Cellitinnen-Severinus-Haus and similar). Comparable religious-order-operated healthcare model.
• Alexianer-Gruppe: Catholic healthcare and social services group headquartered in Münster that recently acquired Kloster Ebernach from the Franziskanerbrüder. Operates hospitals, elderly care, and disability services with faith-based identity—directly comparable operating model.
• Barmherzige Brüder Trier (Hospital Brothers of St. John of God): A Catholic religious brotherhood operating hospitals, elderly care, and disability facilities across Germany with similar integrated spiritual-healthcare model. Most directly comparable as a Catholic male religious order running social care infrastructure.
• Schwestern vom Heiligen Kreuz (Holy Cross Sisters): Congregation sharing the Holy Cross spiritual lineage, operating hospitals and social institutions in Germany and internationally. Highly comparable as a Holy Cross-affiliated religious order running care facilities.

Broad incumbents

• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Protestant-affiliated humanitarian and care organization with German operations in elderly care, hospice, and emergency services. Comparable faith-based social care and humanitarian aid model.
• Diakonie Deutschland: The Protestant equivalent of Caritas, operating extensive hospital, elderly care, and disability services across Germany. Comparable faith-based social services model under different (Protestant) denominational umbrella.
• Caritas Deutschland: The largest Catholic social services organization in Germany, operating thousands of facilities across elderly care, hospitals, disability services, and humanitarian aid. Comparable mission-driven care delivery at vastly larger scale.

Regional players

• Bethanien Diakoniesiedlung / Vincentiusverein: Faith-based operators of hospitals, hospices, and elderly care in regional German settings. Comparable as smaller-scale religious-affiliated care providers with mission-driven operating models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCXAc8XEs2X8XWsjO4R8d4Gw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/franziskanerbruder-vom-heiligen-kreuz-e.v.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Franziskanerbruder Vom Heiligen Kreuz E.v.