Kaiserslautern
Title
Kaiserslautern
Also Known As
Lauttern, Lutern, Lutra Caesarea, Lutrense, Luttrensis
Dates
Founded ca. 1152; secular canons from 1510/11; dissolved 1565
Dedication
Martin, Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
The house at Kaiserslautern was founded ca. 1152 by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa as a hospital. It became Premonstratensian in 1158. The church was consecrated in 1291.
Since the suppression of the community during the Reformation, the priory's church has served as a Protestant parish church. The last remnants of the monastic complex were demolished in 1819.
Since the suppression of the community during the Reformation, the priory's church has served as a Protestant parish church. The last remnants of the monastic complex were demolished in 1819.
Heads of Community
Priors
Ulrich, fl. 1190
Rudolph, fl. 1195
Hartmut, 1219-1226
Konrad, fl. 1241
Burkard, 1251-1266
Johann I, 1276-1288
Siegfried I, fl. 1298
Philipp, 1327-1329
Johann II, 1333-1337
Hugo, 1343-1350
Siegfried II von Löwenstein, 1360-1366
Peter von Montfort, 1368-1374
Johann III, 1382-1426
Jost, fl. 1411
Johann IV, ?
Heinrich Wolff, 1427-1435
Johann V Germann, 1438-1449
Heinrich II, 1457
Hamann Westermann, 1478-1481
Amandus, fl. 1495
Johann VI Schilling, 1502-1503
Johann VII von Odenwald, 1507-1511
Ulrich, fl. 1190
Rudolph, fl. 1195
Hartmut, 1219-1226
Konrad, fl. 1241
Burkard, 1251-1266
Johann I, 1276-1288
Siegfried I, fl. 1298
Philipp, 1327-1329
Johann II, 1333-1337
Hugo, 1343-1350
Siegfried II von Löwenstein, 1360-1366
Peter von Montfort, 1368-1374
Johann III, 1382-1426
Jost, fl. 1411
Johann IV, ?
Heinrich Wolff, 1427-1435
Johann V Germann, 1438-1449
Heinrich II, 1457
Hamann Westermann, 1478-1481
Amandus, fl. 1495
Johann VI Schilling, 1502-1503
Johann VII von Odenwald, 1507-1511
Status
Priory
Reference
Bibliography
Friedel, Heinz. “Das Prämonstratenserkloster zu Kaiserslautern.” Heimatkalender für die Stadt und den Landkreis Kaiserslautern, 1972, 87–89.
Keddigkeit, Jürgen, Martin Wenz, and Matthias Untermann. “Kaiserslautern, St. Maria, Hospitalkloster, später Prämonstratenserstift bzw. -kloster, dann Kollegiatstift St. Marien und St. Martin.” In Pfälzisches Klosterlexikon, 2:370–413. Institut für pfälzische Geschichte und Volkskunde 26. Kaiserslautern: Institut für pfälzische Geschichte und Volkskunde, 2014.
Weber, Wilhelm. “Die Löwenmadonna auf dem Konvent-Siegel der Prämonstratenser in Kaiserslautern.” Jahrbuch zur Geschichte von Stadt und Landkreis Kaiserslautern 3 (1965): 55–67.
———. “Die sitzende Löwenmadonna. Zu einem Konvent-Siegel der Praemonstratenser in Kaiserlautern.” Jahrbuch zur Geschichte von Stadt und Landkreis Kaiserslautern 3 (1965): 55–67.
Image Credit
The Stiftskirche, Kaiserslautern, 2006. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Kaiserslautern,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/385.