Agnes of Limburg-Styrum

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Agnes von Limburg-Styrum († May 6, 1570 ) was abbess in Freckenhorst Abbey .

Life

Origin and family

As the daughter of Count Adolf von Limburg and his wife Elisabeth von Reichenstein († 1529, daughter of Wilhelm von Reichenstein and Katharina von Sayn-Wittgenstein), Agnes von Limburg-Styrum grew up together with her siblings Wilhelm , Anna (Abbess in Herford), Elisabeth Gertrud (Canon lady in Essen, married Dietrich von Bronckhorst-Batenburg, † 1531), Georg , Veronica (sexton in Elten) and Katharina (abbess in Borghorst) in the ancient noble family Limburg-Stirum .

Career and work

During Agnes' tenure, the Anabaptist movement arose in the Münster monastery and did not stop at the gates of the monastery. Her postulation about the abbess in Freckenhorst was on December 23, 1527, while Bishop Friedrich received notification of this decision on January 11, 1529.

What role Agnes played in the ten-year episode of the Anabaptist Empire in Munster cannot be clearly clarified. On June 24, 1538, the bishop asked Agnes to extradite the Anabaptists who were hidden in the monastery, because a member of the Freckenhorst monastery had been arrested shortly before for belonging to the Anabaptist movement. Agnes did not obey this order. From the confessions of followers of David Joris it follows that Agnes von Limburg only accepted Jorists in their services and also gave them money. On the other hand, Agnes had the processions of the Holy Cross held regularly until they were suspended in 1556. It is not clear whether this was done on the orders of the abbess. The successors in office suspected that Agnes had even made the Holy Cross disappear. Abbess Elisabeth had the Holy Cross dug in 1609, but only the bones of Thiatildis , the first abbess in Freckenhorst, were found.

Agnes was also abbess of the Metelen monastery from 1553 . Her body was buried in front of the steps of the canons' choir.

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SURNAME Limburg-Styrum, Agnes von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Abbess in Freckenhorst Abbey
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century or 16th century
DATE OF DEATH May 6, 1570