Blaubeuren Abbey
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Blaubeuren Abbey was a Benedictine monastery until the Reformation, located in Blaubeuren, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is now a Protestant seminary.
Kloster Blaubeuren
Abbey church, with roof tiles showing the year 1671
Reredos of the high altar (central detail), by Michel Erhart
William of Hirsau
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William of Hirsau was a Benedictine abbot and monastic reformer. He was abbot of Hirsau Abbey, for whom he created the Constitutiones Hirsaugienses, based on the uses of Cluny, and was the father of t
Blaubeuren Abbey
…monastery was founded in 1085 by the Counts of Tübingen and their vassal Sigiboto von Ruck, against the background of the Investiture Controversy and the Hirsau Reforms. The first abbot, Adzelinus, and monks were from Hirsau Abbey. Abbot Fabri was closely involved with the foundation of the University of Tübingen in…
William of Hirsau, from the cartulary of Reichenbach Priory
Ruins of Hirsau Abbey