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Heinrich Von Gundelfingen
Heinrich von Gundelfingen (born before 1383; died March 1429) was abbot of the Abbey of Saint Gall from 1411 to 1418 when he resigned. He was the grandfather of Heinrich von Gundelfingen. Life Heinrich descended from the same family as the former Abbot of Saint Gall, Konrad von Gundelfingen (1288–1291). The first mention of Heinrich as monk in Saint Gall appears in connection with the election of his predecessor. Before his election as abbot, Heinrich is documented three more times: in 1383, 1395 and in 1410 as master of the monastery. From 1392 he was documented as working dean and from 1401 as gatekeeper. He was probably neither educated nor priestly ordinated. Being one of two conventuals, who, after Abbot Kuno von Stoffeln's death, remained at the monastery, he became abbot upon the urging of the city of Saint Gall. The abbey was at that time merely retained for trade and economic reasons. The other conventual, Georg von Enne, received the remaining monastic offices. Work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbey Of Saint Gall
The Abbey of Saint Gall (german: Abtei St. Gallen) is a dissolved abbey (747–1805) in a Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Carolingian-era monastery existed from 719, founded by Saint Othmar on the spot where Gallus had erected his hermitage. It became an independent principality between 9th and 13th centuries, and was for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine abbeys in Europe. The library of the Abbey is one of the oldest monastic libraries in the world. The city of St. Gallen originated as an adjoining settlement of the abbey. The abbey was secularized around 1800, and in 1848 its former church became a Cathedral. Since 1983 the abbey precinct has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History Foundation Around 612 Gallus, according to tradition an Irish monk and disciple and companion of Saint Columbanus, established a hermitage on the site that would become the monastery. He lived in his cell until his death in 646, and wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
