Adelheid (attested from 1211 to 1233) was abbess of the Benedictine monastery of
Saint John Abbey, Müstair
The Abbey of Saint John (german: Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Johann; rm, Claustra benedictina da Son Jon) is an early medieval Benedictine monastery in the Swiss municipality of Val Müstair, in the Canton of Graubünden. By reason of its exc ...
, now in Switzerland. She is the first abbess of that monastery known by name.
According to 15th century tradition, she belonged to the noble family of von Neiffen. Under her leadership, a blood miracle made the abbey a pilgrimage site, and the
hospice of Santa Maria Val Müstair was constructed.
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13th-century women of the Holy Roman Empire
13th-century Christian nuns
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