Imperial Abbey of Werden
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The Imperial Abbey of Werden was a wealthy and influential Benedictine monastery in present-day Germany that held imperial immediacy within the Holy Roman Empire.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imperial Abbey of Werden an der Ruhr | 1 |
| Ludgerus Basilica, Werden Abbey | 1 |
| foundation of Werden Abbey | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine monastery
ⓘ
former monastery ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf | Saint Ludger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause |
German mediatization
ⓘ
secularization ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1803 ⓘ |
| followsRule | Rule of Saint Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Liudger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Ludger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | ecclesiastical principality ⓘ |
| grantedImperialImmediacy | 10th century ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
imperial immediacy
ⓘ
reichsunmittelbar ⓘ |
| hasPart |
abbey church
ⓘ
cloister ⓘ monastic buildings ⓘ |
| hasStatus | immediate imperial estate ⓘ |
| hasTerritory |
Werden Abbey estates
ⓘ
lands along the Ruhr ⓘ manors in Westphalia ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected historic site ⓘ |
| inception |
799
ⓘ
late 8th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence in the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
scriptorium and library ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Middle Low German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Essen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ Werden NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Germany ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Ruhr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Werden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBuilding | Abbey church of St. Ludgerus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentUse |
heritage and cultural site
ⓘ
parish church ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | Benedictines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatOf | Prince-abbot of Werden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfMonasticHouse | male monastery ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Imperial Abbey of Werden an der Ruhr
this entity surface form:
Ludgerus Basilica, Werden Abbey
this entity surface form:
foundation of Werden Abbey