Wörschweiler Abbey
Appearance
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Wörschweiler Abbey (Latin: Verneri-Villerium; German: Kloster Wörschweiler; also Werschweiler in older literature) is a former Cistercian abbey in the commune of Homburg in Saarland state, Germany. The monastery site is about 30 kilometres east of Saarbrücken, on a mountain called Marienberg.[1][2][3]
In 1131, Earl Friedrich of Saarwerden and his wife Gertrud founded Wörschweiler Abbey. In 1171, Wörscheiler Abbey became a daughter house of Villers-Bettnach Abbey.[1][2]
Painting from 1810
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Hans-Walter Herrmann and Josef Adolf Schmoll genannt Eisenwerth: "Kloster Wörschweiler 1131–1981". In: Homburger Hefte, Jahrgang 1981
- ^ a b Andreas Neubauer: Regesten des Klosters Werschweiler. Verlag des Historischen Vereins der Pfalz, Speier am Rhein 1921 (online version)
- ^ Peter Pfister (ed.): Klosterführer aller Zisterzienserklöster im deutschsprachigen Raum. Éditions du Signe, Strasbourg 1998, ISBN 2-87718-596-6, p. 428
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