Michelfeld
Community ID:
2423
Alternate Names:
S. Michaelis Campus
Diocese:
Würzburg
Region:
Oberpfalz
Dedication:
S. John the Evangelist
Date Founded:
1261; 1119 (men); 1100- (women)
Date Terminated:
1305; 1150 (women)
Religious Order:
Augustinian
Rule:
Augustinian
Foundation Information:
Nuns living according to Augustinian rule dwelt originially at the community of Michelfeld near Kitzengen. The lords of Hohenlohe were probably the founders of this female community. Krafto von Hohenlohe conveyed patronage rights over the parish of Königshofen to the community, which the nuns transferred to the abbot of Zell when they moved to Tückelhausen (Link, 609).
Secondary Sources:
Miscellaneous Information:
This convent was united with the community of Tückelhausen circa 1305.
Admin. Notes:
Further research necessary - june
Alison Beach info conflicts congreg=uncertain; dicocese=bamberg; founded 1119(m) C12(w); order benedicting; women only; c.1157 women to cistercitan S.Theoder in Bamberg founded 1157.; region Oberpfalz.
Contributors:
June Mecham; Alison Beach
Date Started:
1261
Date Finished:
1305
Length:
489
