Haguenau
Title
Haguenau
Also Known As
Hagenau, Hagenowe, Haguenensis
Dates
Founded ca. 1164; dissolved 1538; re-established 1643; dissolved 1803
Dedication
Nicholas; Walburga
Affiliation
Wadgassen; Allerheiligen from 1643
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Haguenau was founded in the 1160s by Frederick I. It had an attached hospital. The community was dissolved in 1538.
The site was bought back by the Premonstratensian abbey of Allerheiligen in 1643 and a community was reestablished there before it was finally suppressed in 1803.
The site was bought back by the Premonstratensian abbey of Allerheiligen in 1643 and a community was reestablished there before it was finally suppressed in 1803.
Heads of Community
Priors
Wolmar, fl. 1189
Albertus, fl. 1208
Eberhard, 1229-1268
Johann Künig, 1268-1291
Henricus, fl. 1307
Konrad von Pfaffenhofen, ?-1326
Simon, 1326-?
Johann fessiger, fl. 1353
Jakob von Wickersheim, ?-1385
Werner Bechti, 1385-?
Johann von Lambersheim, fl. 1396
Friedrich von Wickersheim, fl. 1412
Gotze, fl. 1416
Godefridus, 1417-1419
Leo Zorn, 1420-1422
Nikolaus von Luttern, fl 1445
Leo, fl. 1448
Gottfried von Pfaffenhofen, fl. 1457
Sigelinus, fl. 1478
Johann Hegen, 1480s
Simon Kornkauff, fl. 1491
N. Kobe, fl. 1501
Heinrich Wolff, fl. 1501
Arbogast von Sulzbach, fl. 1525
Clovehold, fl. 1530
Karl Johann Schwitzer, 1535-1540
Wolmar, fl. 1189
Albertus, fl. 1208
Eberhard, 1229-1268
Johann Künig, 1268-1291
Henricus, fl. 1307
Konrad von Pfaffenhofen, ?-1326
Simon, 1326-?
Johann fessiger, fl. 1353
Jakob von Wickersheim, ?-1385
Werner Bechti, 1385-?
Johann von Lambersheim, fl. 1396
Friedrich von Wickersheim, fl. 1412
Gotze, fl. 1416
Godefridus, 1417-1419
Leo Zorn, 1420-1422
Nikolaus von Luttern, fl 1445
Leo, fl. 1448
Gottfried von Pfaffenhofen, fl. 1457
Sigelinus, fl. 1478
Johann Hegen, 1480s
Simon Kornkauff, fl. 1491
N. Kobe, fl. 1501
Heinrich Wolff, fl. 1501
Arbogast von Sulzbach, fl. 1525
Clovehold, fl. 1530
Karl Johann Schwitzer, 1535-1540
Status
Priory, hospital
Archival Sources
Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas
MS 1756 (992, vol. 9), 7-10
Strasbourg, Archives d'Alsace
H 1219 - H 1239. (Finding Aid)
MS 1756 (992, vol. 9), 7-10
Strasbourg, Archives d'Alsace
H 1219 - H 1239. (Finding Aid)
Reference
Bibliography
Beyer, Victor. “Le saint sépulcre de l’église Saint-Etienne Strasbourg à Saint-Nicolas Hagenau.” Etudes haguenoviennes 15 (1989): 133–50.
Burg, André-Marcel. “Les Prémontrés à Saint-Nicolas: essor et déclin du Vieil Hôpital du XIIe au XVIe siècle.” Etudes haguenoviennes 15 (1989): 29–52.
Daras, Louis. “Archives de l’Abbaye de Haguenau.” Annales Norbertines, 1885, 235–36, 248–53.
Hanauer, Charles Auguste. “Cartulaire de Saint Nicolas.” Straßburger Diözesanblatt, 1908, 1-96.
Parent, Brigitte. “Inventaire du mobilier ancien et moderne de l’église Saint-Nicolas.” Études haguenoviennes, no. 15 (1989): 217–50.
Rieger, Théodore. “L’église Saint-Nicolas de Hagenau. Etude architecturale d’un édifice gothique des XIVe et XVe siècles.” Etudes haguenoviennes 15 (1989): 83–132.
Image Credit
Exterior of the church of Saint-Nicolas de Haguenau, 2010. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Haguenau,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/482.
Geolocation
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