Imperial Abbey of Herford
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The Imperial Abbey of Herford was a prominent medieval Benedictine nunnery in Herford, Germany, that held the status of an Imperial Abbey within the Holy Roman Empire.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine nunnery
ⓘ
Imperial abbey ⓘ medieval monastery ⓘ |
| category |
Benedictine nunneries in Germany
ⓘ
Christian monasteries in North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ History of Herford ⓘ Imperial abbeys of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Paderborn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | secularisation in Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| dissolved | early 19th century ⓘ |
| existedInPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAs | monastery for women ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Hedwig of Saxony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waltgerus of Herford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gainedImperialStatus | circa 1147 ⓘ |
| genderOfCommunity | nuns ⓘ |
| governmentForm | princely abbey ⓘ |
| hadJurisdictionOver | town of Herford ⓘ |
| hadRepresentationIn | Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | site with preserved monastic buildings in Herford ⓘ |
| hasStatus | Imperial immediacy ⓘ |
| hasType | female religious house ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | abbess ⓘ |
| hostedPerson |
Gisela of Swabia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Edith of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception |
9th century
ⓘ
circa 800 ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
ⓘ
Herford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | River Aa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAbbess |
Gertrud II of Lippe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matilda of Ringelheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owned | extensive landed estates ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalRegion | Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | Imperial immediacy within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | religious life of Benedictine nuns ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | Benedictine Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rite | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction | landlord and territorial lord ⓘ |
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