Immichenhain
Title
Immichenhain
Also Known As
Ymmechenhan, Ymmichenhagen
Dates
Founded 1124-1149; Augustinian from ca. 1286; suppressed 1527
Dedication
Mary; John the Evangelist
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
A small and poorly documented house, whose identification as a Premonstratensian house is not secure. It was founded in the early 12th century by Immecha, widow of Manegold von Hagen und Wirberg, and was initially a double house.
If it was a member of the Premonstratensian Order, it had become Augustinian by ca. 1286. Immichenhain was secularized in 1527.
If it was a member of the Premonstratensian Order, it had become Augustinian by ca. 1286. Immichenhain was secularized in 1527.
Heads of Community
Priors
Gottfried, fl. 1260
Gottfried, fl. 1260
Status
Women's community
Archival Sources
Marburg, Hessisches Staatsarchiv
Urk. 18, 13 (1231)
Urk. 31 (1238-1537; Finding Aid)
Urk. 37, 455 (1283)
Urk. 100, 1260 (1214)
Urk. 18, 13 (1231)
Urk. 31 (1238-1537; Finding Aid)
Urk. 37, 455 (1283)
Urk. 100, 1260 (1214)
Reference
Bibliography
Probst, Heinz P. “Immichenhain: Kloster, Kirche, Domäne, Dorf.” Jahrbuch Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, 2002, 293–94.
Image Credit
Aerial view of Kloster Immichenhain, 2015. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Immichenhain,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/394.