Stock Photo - 14 December 2022, Saxony-Anhalt, Helfta/Lutherstadt Eisleben: In the kitchen of the Cistercian monastery of St. Mary in Helfta in Saxony-Anhalt, the monk Father Justinus from the Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz (Austria) is allowed to have a nibble as a guest when the nuns Sister Gertrud (l) and Sister Sandra bake cookies for visitors. The Father offers a Monastic Dry Gin produced according to his recipe in Helfta and a Monastic Tea together with soaps handmade by the nuns in 16 scents in the monastery store. For many visitors, the monastery store is now considered an insider's tip for its own products, along with many other items. The proceeds are destined for people who have not always had it easy in life, for a kindergarten and for the preservation of the monastery. The Cistercian convent, where eight nuns currently live, was revitalized in 1999. Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa/ZB. - Helfta/Lutherstadt Eisleben/Saxony-Anhalt/Germany