Marienstift zum Kreuze auf dem Berge vor Hereford
Community ID:
1380
Alternate Names:
Conventus montis Sanctae Mariae, monasterium S. Mariae ad montem visionis extra muros oppidid Hervordensis, Marienstift up dem Luttenberge vor Hereford; S. Mary of the Cross in the Mountains of Hereford
Town:
Hereford
Dedication:
S. Mary
Date Founded:
1011
Date Terminated:
1810
Religious Order:
unknown
Foundation Information:
The convent was founded and the church dedicated in 1011.
Published Primary Sources:
The convent archives are in the Staatarchiv in Münster.
Secondary Sources:
Miscellaneous Information:
In 1547 the convent accepted the Lutheran reform and the nuns became Lutheran deaconesses. In 1803 the community was reformed. It was dissolved in 1810.
Admin. Notes:
More research is necessary.
Contributors:
June Mecham
Date Started:
1011
Date Finished:
1810
Length:
558
