Reistingen
Community ID:
2586
Town:
Ziertheim
Diocese:
Augsburg
Modern Location:
Ziertheim; in the governmental district of Swabia; in the region of Dillingen on the Donau River
Dedication:
S. Peter (fourteenth century); S. Peter, S. Vitus (present)
Date Founded:
before 1250
Date Terminated:
1450
Religious Order:
unknown
Rule:
unknown
Foundation Information:
This community of canonesses was founded some time before 1250 by the counts of Dillingen. In the thirteenth and fourteenth century it existed as a chapter of canonesses. In 1450 the community was dissolved by Pope Nicholas V.
Secondary Sources:
Backmund, Kollegiatstifte, p. 140. Hist. Staetten, p. 584.
Miscellaneous Information:
In 1465 the bishop of Augsburg used a portion of the income from the sale of the community to purchase liturgical books for his main chapel in Dillingen. The community church became a parish church.
Contributors:
June Mecham
Contributors Notes:
Date Finished:
1450
Length:
737
