Ensheim
Title
Ensheim
Dates
Founded by late 13th c.; dissolved 1792
Dedication
Peter
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
The church of St Peter at Ensheim was a possession of the abbey of Wadgassen from 1276, and the abbot of Wadgassen was the lord of the whole village of Ensheim from 1435. The priory was a summer residence for the abbots of Wadgassen. Ensheim remained in the possession of Wadgassen until its dissolution in 1792.
The site is now in private hands, and is still the focus of many local legends about ghosts and secret tunnels.
The site is now in private hands, and is still the focus of many local legends about ghosts and secret tunnels.
Status
Priory
Bibliography
Flieger, Fridolin. 250 Jahre Kirche Sankt Peter. 850 Jahre Pfarrei Ensheim. Ensheim: Kath. Pfarrgemeinde St. Peter, 2005.
Kühn, Hans-Joachim. “Der Hof (Propstei) des Prämonstrantenserklosters St. Maria zu Wadgassen in Ensheim.” Kaiserslauterer Jahrbuch für pfälzische Geschichte und Volkskunde 19 (2021): 69–78.
Otto, Wilhelm. “Ensheim und seine Klosterzeit.” Die Stimme der Heimat: Blätter für Bildung und Unterhaltung 9 (1931): 3.
Image Credit
The former priory of Ensheim, 2021. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Ensheim,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/761.