Niedermünster, Regensburg
49°1′10″N 12°6′2″E / 49.01944°N 12.10056°E
Imperial Abbey of Niedermünster Reichsstift Niedermünster | |||||||||
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1002–1803 | |||||||||
Status | Imperial Abbey | ||||||||
Capital | Niedermünster Abbey | ||||||||
Government | Imperial Abbey | ||||||||
Historical era | Secularised to Bavaria | 1803 | |||||||
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Today part of | Germany |
The Niedermünster or Niedermünster Abbey (
History
This women's religious community, dedicated to
The church was entirely rebuilt on a grand scale by Henry I, Duke of Bavaria, in about 950. Henry was buried here and his widow Judith, who by virtue of her and her husband's generous endowment of the community, is counted as the founder, took the veil here, became abbess and was herself buried here in 990.
This close connection with the ruling and Imperial
In 1002
Emperor Henry II later favoured his own foundation of Bamberg Cathedral over Niedermünster, which accordingly lost prominence and influence.
The present Romanesque church was constructed after a fire in 1152 destroyed the previous one. The crypt of Saint Erhard remains from earlier buildings, however.
In the 17th and 18th centuries the church was modernised, although very modestly, and fitted out with some important works of art, including a monumental bronze crucifix and a sorrowing Mary Magdalene by Georg Petel. The silver shrine of the relics of Saint Erhard dates from the 19th century.
The community was dissolved in 1803 during the
During excavations the foundations of
Burials in Niedermünster include:
- Saint Erhard
- Blessed Albert of Cashel
- Henry I, Duke of Bavaria, his wife Judith, Duchess of Bavaria and their daughter-in-law Gisela of Burgundy, wife of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria
Abbesses of Niedermünster
- Wildrade von Lernberg 900-928
- Tutta I von Reidenburg 928-942
- Himetrade von Hohenburg 942 – before 974
- Judith, Duchess of Bavaria 974-990
- Richenza I von Limburg 990-994
- Kunigunde I von Kirchberg 994-1002
- Uda I von Kirchberg 1002-1025
- Heilka I von Rothenburg 1025-1052
- Gertrud I von Hals 1052-1065
- Mathilde I von Luppurg 1065-1070
- Heilka II von Franken 1070-1089
- Uda II von Marburg 1089-1103
- Richenza II von Zolling 1103-1109
- Mathilde II von Kirchberg 1109-1116
- Richenza III von Abensberg 1116-1126
- Richenza IV von Dornburg 1126-1130
- Heilka III von Kirchberg 1130-1136
- Kunigunde II von Kirchberg 1136-1177
- Tutta II von Falkenstein 1177-1180
- Adelheid I von Wolffershausen 1180-1190
- Bertha von Frontenhausen 1190-1197
- Heilka IV von Rotheneck 1197-1218
- Heilka V von Wittelsbach 1218-1224
- Frideruna von Falkenstein 1224-1229
- Mathilde III von Henffenfeld 1229-1239
- Tutta III von Dalmässing 1239-1242
- Irmgard I von Scheyern 1242-1245
- Hildegard von Kirchberg 1245-1249
- Kunigunde III von Stein 1249-1257
- Kühnheit Pinzingerin 1257-1259 ?
- Wilburg von Lobsingen 1259 ?-1261
- Tutta IV von Putingen 1261-1264
- Gertrud II. von Stein 1264-1271
- Wilburg von Lobsingen 1271-1273 (again)
- Elisabeth I Stauffin von Stauffenburg 1273-1276
- Hedwig Kropflin 1276-1285
- Kunigunde IV Hainkhoverin 1285-1300
- Adelheid II von Treidenberg 1300-1304
- Irmgard II von Köfering 1304-1314
- Euphemia von Winzer 1314-1333
- Elisabeth II von Eschen 1333-1340
- Petrissa von Weidenberg 1340-1353
- Margarethe I Gösslin von Altenburg 1353-1361
- Margarethe II Pinzingerin 1361-1365
- Elisabeth III von Rhein 1365-1391
- Sophia von Daching 1391-1410
- Katharina I von Egloffstein 1410-1413
- Barbara I Höfferin 1413-1417
- Herzenleid von Wildenwarth 1417-1422
- Anna I von Streitberg 1422-1427
- Beatrix von Rotheneck 1427
- Osanna von Streitberg 1427-1444
- Ursula von Tauffkirchen-Hohenrain und Höchlenbach 1444-1448
- Ottilia von Abensberg 1448-1475 mit
- Margarethe III von Paulstorff 1469-1475
- Agnes von Rothafft 1475-1520
- Barbara II von Aham 1520-1569
- Anna II von Kirmbreith 1569-1598
- Katharina II Scheifflin 1598-1605
- Eva von Uhrhausen 1605-1616
- Anna Maria von Salis 1616-1652
- Maria Margarethe von Sigertshofen 1652-1675
- Maria Theresia von Muggenthal 1675-1693
- Regina Recordin von Rein und Hamberg 1693-1697
- Johanna Franziska Sibylla von Muggenthal 1697-1723
- Maria Katharina Helena von Aham-Neuhaus 1723-1757
- Anna Katharina von Dücker-Hasslen-Urstein-Winkel 1757-1768
- Anna Febronia Elisabeth von Speth-Zwyfalten 1769-1789
- Maria Franziska Xaveria von Königfeld 1789-1793
- Maria Violanta von Lerchenfeld-Premberg 1793-1801
- Maria Helena von Freien-Seiboltsdorf 1801-1803
See also
Notes
- ^ Klöster in Bayern: Niedermünster, Regensburg
- ^ Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München clm 13601
Sources
- (in German) Klöster in Bayern: Niedermünster, Regensburg
- (in German) Episcopal Offices, Regensburg
- (in German) Bibliography of the Nieder-, Ober- and Mittelmünster in Regensburg