Bischofsheim
Community ID:
2461
Alternate Names:
Episcopi domus
Town:
near Mainz
Diocese:
Mainz
Modern Location:
near Mainz; in the region of Hanau
Dedication:
S. Lioba
Date Founded:
748 (circa)
Date Terminated:
1802
Religious Order:
Benedictine
Rule:
Benedictine
Foundation Information:
More information is needed about the foundation of this community of Benedictine nuns dedicated to S. Lioba.
Other Ecclesiastical Relations:
The convent may have had ties to Kitzingen.
Manuscript Sources:
Frankfurt am Main, the city and university library of Frankfurt containes a Bible from this community, #Praed. 26, written in the fifteenth century.
Secondary Sources:
Admin. Notes:
Further research is necessary.
Contributors:
June Mecham
Date Started:
748
Date Finished:
1802
Length:
440
