Rothenkirchen
Title
Rothenkirchen
Also Known As
Domus Rubra, Rodenkirchen, Rubren
Dates
Founded 1120; Premonstratensian from ca. 1135; dissolved 1554
Dedication
Mary, Peter, Stephen
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Rothenkirchen was founded in the early 12th century as an Augustinian community by Werner I of Bolanden. It joined the Premonstratensian Order ca. 1135.
It was badly damaged by the Peasants' War in 1525. Rothenkirchen was suppressed in 1554. Today only the former refectory survives of the monastic complex.
It was badly damaged by the Peasants' War in 1525. Rothenkirchen was suppressed in 1554. Today only the former refectory survives of the monastic complex.
Heads of Community
Abbots
Stephan, 1160-1185
Peregrin, fl. 1190
Gerhard, 1202-1231
Wolfram, fl. 1235
Eberhard, fl. 1250
Ludwig, 1258-1265
Heinrich I, 1270-1280
Gotsmann, 1284-1296
Hermann, 1305-1311
Heinrich II, 1327-1332
Ulrich, fl. 1351
Johann I, 1353-1369
Nikolaus I, 1395-1406
Matthias, 1418-1419
Johann II, 1423-1426
Matthias Gisebrecht, 1434-1443
Johann III Boiß, 1447-1460
Johann IV Heil, 1461-1469
Friedrich von Dieburg, 1470-1473
Johann V Klenk, 1473-1477
Johann VI von Mayen, 1489-1495
Peter I Rose, 1495-1504
Johann VII von Wachenheim, 1504-1515
Konrad Morolf, 1515-1527
Nikolaus II Rauschkolb, 1527-1545
Peter II Sutor, 1545-1554
Stephan, 1160-1185
Peregrin, fl. 1190
Gerhard, 1202-1231
Wolfram, fl. 1235
Eberhard, fl. 1250
Ludwig, 1258-1265
Heinrich I, 1270-1280
Gotsmann, 1284-1296
Hermann, 1305-1311
Heinrich II, 1327-1332
Ulrich, fl. 1351
Johann I, 1353-1369
Nikolaus I, 1395-1406
Matthias, 1418-1419
Johann II, 1423-1426
Matthias Gisebrecht, 1434-1443
Johann III Boiß, 1447-1460
Johann IV Heil, 1461-1469
Friedrich von Dieburg, 1470-1473
Johann V Klenk, 1473-1477
Johann VI von Mayen, 1489-1495
Peter I Rose, 1495-1504
Johann VII von Wachenheim, 1504-1515
Konrad Morolf, 1515-1527
Nikolaus II Rauschkolb, 1527-1545
Peter II Sutor, 1545-1554
Status
Abbey
Archival Sources
Darmstadt, Hessisches Staatsarchiv
A 2, 197/9 (1235)
Koblenz, Landeshauptarchiv Koblenz
Best. 231,052, Nrs. 1-3 (15th c.)
Speyer, Landesarchiv Speyer
Best. C 38, Nr. 168
Best. C 38, Nr. 1378
Best. C 38, Nrs. 1597-1611
Best. C 38, Nrs. 1612-1617
Best. E 6, Nr. 2389 (1535)
Wiesbaden, Hessisches Hauptstaatarchiv
22, in 437 (1230)
168 a, 97 (1489)
A 2, 197/9 (1235)
Koblenz, Landeshauptarchiv Koblenz
Best. 231,052, Nrs. 1-3 (15th c.)
Speyer, Landesarchiv Speyer
Best. C 38, Nr. 168
Best. C 38, Nr. 1378
Best. C 38, Nrs. 1597-1611
Best. C 38, Nrs. 1612-1617
Best. E 6, Nr. 2389 (1535)
Wiesbaden, Hessisches Hauptstaatarchiv
22, in 437 (1230)
168 a, 97 (1489)
Reference
Bibliography
Burkhart, Ulrich, and Michael Werling. “Rothenkirchen, St. Maria: Prämonstratenserabtei: Rothenkircherhof, Stadt Kirchheimbolanden, Verbandsgemeinde Kirchheimbolanden, Donnersbergkreis.” In Pfälzisches Klosterlexikon, 3:697–734. Kaiserslautern: Institut für Pfälzische Geschichte und Volkskunde, 2015.
Gamer, Elisabeth. “Das Refektorium des Prämonstratenserstifts Rothenkirchen.” Denkmalpflege in Rheinland-Pfalz 56 (2003): 47–55.
Karmann, Paul. “Rothenkirchen: Vom Kloster zum Hofgut.” Donnersberg-Jahrbuch 6 (1983): 171–72.
Werling, Michael. “Erkenntnisse über bedeutende Klosteranlage: geophysikalische Prospektion von Rothenkirchen.” Donnersberg-Jahrbuch 40 (2017): 141–49.
Image Credit
The former refectory of Kloster Rothenkirchen, 2015. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Rothenkirchen,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/389.
Geolocation
Item Relations
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