Homberg

Title

Homberg

Also Known As

Homberg an der Efze, Kloster St. Georg

Dates

Founded by 1269; Augustinian from 1322; dissolved 1527

Dedication

George

Affiliation

Eppenberg

Medieval Diocese

Mainz

Circary

Ilfeld

History

The Premonstratensian community at Homberg was founded by 1269. Its first sisters came from Eppenberg, and the Holzsadel family was its major patron.

From 1322, Homberg was an Augustinian house. Part of the former monastic complex survives, and today is in private hands.

Status

Women's community

Archival Sources

Marburg, Hessisches Staatsarchiv

Urk. 147 (1269-1534)

Bibliography

Lindekamm, Frank. “Rekonstruktion Kloster St.Georg,” n.d. https://lindekamm.jimdofree.com/design/architektur/kloster-st-georg/.

Schmitt, W. “Kloster Sankt Georg bei Homberg.” Kreisblatt für Fritzlar-Homberg, 87: no. 290, 296 (1952).

Image Credit

The former Georgkloster, Homberg. 2018. Wikimedia.

Files

Collection

Ilfeld

Citation

“Homberg,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/559.

Geolocation