Imperial Abbey of Elten
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Benedictine nunnery
House of secular canonesses
Imperial abbey
Monastery for noblewomen
Secular canoness abbey
The Imperial Abbey of Elten was a medieval Benedictine (later secular) imperial abbey for noblewomen located near the Rhine in present-day Germany, holding immediate status within the Holy Roman Empire.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine nunnery
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House of secular canonesses ⓘ Imperial abbey ⓘ Monastery for noblewomen ⓘ Secular canoness abbey ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Noble families of the Lower Rhine ⓘ |
| category |
Benedictine monasteries in Germany
ⓘ
Imperial abbeys and imperial nunneries of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Monasteries for women in Germany ⓘ Secular canoness houses in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| economicBase |
Landed estates
ⓘ
Tithes and rents ⓘ |
| followsRule | Rule of Saint Benedict (initially) ⓘ |
| function |
Economic lordship over surrounding lands
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Religious community for noblewomen ⓘ Spiritual center in the Lower Rhine region ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | Women only ⓘ |
| governedBy | Abbess of Elten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunityType |
Chapter of secular canonesses (later)
ⓘ
Convent of nuns (initially) ⓘ |
| hasPrivilege |
Imperial immediacy to the emperor
ⓘ
Right to elect its abbess ⓘ |
| hasStatus | Imperial immediacy ⓘ |
| hasType |
Female religious house
ⓘ
Imperial estate ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Part of the cultural heritage of North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Held local lordship over surrounding villages ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elten
NERFINISHED
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Lower Rhine region NERFINISHED ⓘ North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ present-day Germany ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDayMunicipality | Emmerich am Rhein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Rhine River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| politicalRole | Imperial estate with seat in the Imperial Diet (Reichstag) ⓘ |
| region | Duchy of Cleves (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | Benedictine Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialRestriction | Noble birth required ⓘ |
| subordination |
Directly subject to the Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
Not subject to local territorial princes ⓘ |
| transition | Benedictine convent to secular canoness house ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.