Kreuzfeld

Title

Kreuzfeld

Dates

Founded early 13th c.; dissolved 1253

Affiliation

Schäftersheim

Medieval Diocese

Würzburg

Circary

Ilfeld

History

The house of Premonstratensian sisters at Kreuzfeld was founded in the first half of the 13th century. Following disputes with Schäftersheim, in 1253 the magistra of Kreuzfeld sold the community to that abbey, with the sisters of the community moving to Schäftersheim.

Nothing remains of the monastery today.

Status

Women's community

Bibliography

Taddey, G. “Kreuzfeld.” In Württembergisches Klosterbuch : Klöster, Stifte und Ordensgemeinschaften von den Anfängen bis in die Gegenwart, edited by Wolfgang Zimmermann and Nicole Priesching, 316. Ostfildern: Jan Thorbecke Verlag, 2003.

Files

Collection

Ilfeld

Citation

“Kreuzfeld,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/555.

Geolocation