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| Originally from a family of ]s in ], she became known in Zurich starting in 1289, when she was mentioned as a nun at the Fraumünster Abbey.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Matzingen, Elisabeth von |url=https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/012824/2008-08-22/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=hls-dhs-dss.ch |language=fr}}</ref> She became abbess in 1308,<ref name=":0" /> succeeding ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Müller |first=Annalena |title=Monastic Women and Secular Economy in Later Medieval Europe, ca. 1200 to 1500 |date=2024 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-003-29990-5 |location=Oxford |pages=124}}</ref> | Originally from a family of ]s in ], she became known in Zurich starting in 1289, when she was mentioned as a nun at the Fraumünster Abbey.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Matzingen, Elisabeth von |url=https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/012824/2008-08-22/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=hls-dhs-dss.ch |language=fr}}</ref> She became abbess in 1308,<ref name=":0" /> succeeding ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Müller |first=Annalena |title=Monastic Women and Secular Economy in Later Medieval Europe, ca. 1200 to 1500 |date=2024 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-003-29990-5 |location=Oxford |pages=124}}</ref> | ||
| She oversaw the repair of the abbey church, which had been in poor condition since a fire in 1289.<ref name=":0" /> Some of her official acts are preserved, such as the agreement she reached in 1332 regarding ]s with a pastor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Klösterliche Grundherrschaften - 392 |url=https://www.urikon.ch/UR_Geschichte/GES_Frueh_Grundherren.aspx |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.urikon.ch}}</ref> | She oversaw the repair of the abbey church, which had been in poor condition since a fire in 1289.<ref name=":0" /> Some of her official acts are preserved, such as the agreement she reached in 1332 regarding ]s with a pastor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Klösterliche Grundherrschaften - 392 |url=https://www.urikon.ch/UR_Geschichte/GES_Frueh_Grundherren.aspx |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.urikon.ch}}</ref> | ||
| She died on 10 August 1340, in Zurich |
She died on 10 August 1340, in Zurich<ref name=":0" /> and was succeeded by ].<ref name=":1" /> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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| Elisabeth von Matzingen | |
|---|---|
| Died | 10 August 1340  |
| Occupation | Christian nun |
| Position held | abbess (Fraumünster, 1308–1340) |
Elisabeth von Matzingen, (before 1289 - 10 August 1340, Zurich) was a Swiss abbess. She led the Fraumünster Abbey and, effectively, Zurich itself for 32 years, from 1308 until her death.
Biography
Originally from a family of barons in Thurgau, she became known in Zurich starting in 1289, when she was mentioned as a nun at the Fraumünster Abbey. She became abbess in 1308, succeeding Elisabeth von Spiegelberg.
She oversaw the repair of the abbey church, which had been in poor condition since a fire in 1289. Some of her official acts are preserved, such as the agreement she reached in 1332 regarding tithes with a pastor.
She died on 10 August 1340, in Zurich and was succeeded by Fides von Klingen.
References
- ^ "Matzingen, Elisabeth von". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ Müller, Annalena (2024). Monastic Women and Secular Economy in Later Medieval Europe, ca. 1200 to 1500. Oxford: Taylor & Francis. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-003-29990-5.
- "Klösterliche Grundherrschaften - 392". www.urikon.ch. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
