Gnadenberg
Community ID:
2524
Alternate Names:
Mons gratiae; S. Salvator
Town:
Neumarkt
Diocese:
Eichstätt
Modern Location:
In the region of the upper Palentine
Dedication:
S. Salvator (needs verification)
Date Founded:
1420 (male); 1435 (female)
Date Terminated:
1563
Religious Order:
Brigittine
Foundation Information:
This Brigittine community was founded in 1420, originally for men only. In 1435 women joined the community as well. It then existed until 1563 as a double house.
Other Ecclesiastical Relations:
Sisters from this community helped found Maihingen.
Manuscript Sources:
A manuscript of the revelations of S. Brigit of Sweden from this house is located in the Staatsarchiv in Amberg, #Geistl. Sachen 5138 Nr. 4. The rule of S. Brigit from the community (1433) is located in the University library in Munich, #4o265. A Breviary is held in the Kgl. library in Stockholm, #A 92. A Computus from the fourteenth century is located in the Vatican library, #Vat. Pal. lat. 1405.
Secondary Sources:
Handschriftenerbe des Deutschen Mittelalters, vol. 1, p. 297.
Contributors:
June Mecham
Contributors Notes:
Further research necessary.
Date Started:
1420
Date Finished:
1563
Length:
777
