Besselich
Community ID:
2457
Town:
near Vallendar
Diocese:
Trier
Modern Location:
in the district of Trier-Saarburg
Dedication:
Blessed Virgin Mary; S. Aegidius, S. Peter and S. Paul
Date Founded:
1153-1163
Date Terminated:
1620
Religious Order:
Premonstratensian
Foundation Information:
More information about the foundation of this community of female Premonstratensians is necessary.
Manuscript Sources:
Staatsbibliothek Preußischer Kulturbesitz in former West Berlin contains the manuscript of Lapidarius, #Germ. 2o1335, c. 1454. The city library in Trier contains a manuscript of the legends of John the Baptist, #1181/492, written circa 1452.
Secondary Sources:
Handschriftenerbe des Deutschen Mittelalters, Vol. 1, p. 82.
Manuscripts Produced:
The Staatsbibliothek Preußischer Kulturbesitz in former West Berlin contains a manuscript with the incipit, Lapidarius, circa 1454/57, written by Anth. Muller and belonging to the convent. The city library in Trier also contains a copy of the legend of John the Baptist, circa 1452, from the convent.
Contributors:
June Mecham
Date Started:
1153
Date Finished:
1620
Length:
508
