Essen Abbey
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Essen Abbey was a community of secular canonesses for women of high nobility that formed the nucleus of modern-day Essen, Germany.
Cloister of the abbey church with the graveyard of the cathedral canons.
Schloss Borbeck
Essen-Weihnachtsmarkt 2011
The cover of the gospels donated by Theophanu, with a small donor portrait of the abbess
Canoness
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A canoness is a member of a religious community of women, historically a stable community dedicated to the celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours in a particular church. The name corresponds to a can
Essen Abbey
…Essen Abbey (German: Stift Essen) was a community of secular canonesses for women of high nobility that formed the nucleus of modern-day Essen, Germany. A chapter of male priests were also attached to the abbey, under a…
The canoness Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim