Ansfried of Utrecht
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Saint Ansfried of Utrecht sometimes called Ansfried the younger was Count of Huy and the sword-bearer for Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor. He became Bishop of Utrecht in 995. He appears to have been the so
St. Ansfridus. Small fine bronze of the fountain "Li bassinia" (Huy).
Ansfridus and Hilsondis. Stained glass windows in the abbey of Thorn, 1956.
Heiligenberg (Leusden)
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The Heiligenberg is an estate near the Dutch town of Leusden.
Ansfried of Utrecht
…Bishop Ansfried never took a commission in the royal army, in contrast to Notger and the Bishop of Cologne. In 1006 Bishop Ansfried founded the abbey of Heiligenberg, also under the patronage of Saint Michael. Toward the end of his life he became increasingly weakened through fasting, and retired there as a monk…
Heiligenberg Mansion
Heiligenberg, ca. 1830.