Bernherus of Basel
Bernherus of Basel (the first half of the 12th century) was an in Schwarzwald active stonemason and builder .
Bernherus (dt. Berner) of Basel entered the monastery of St. Blasien between 1111 and 1125 as an Oblatus , where he lived for 37 years. He worked there on the new minster, in Wittnau and especially in Berau , where he built the first monastery buildings for a community of nuns who had moved here from St. Blasien around 1110.
literature
- Jürgen Mischke: Family names in medieval Basel. Cultural-historical studies on their development and contemporary significance, Basel 2015, p. 153 ( digitized version ).
- Albert abbreviation : Reichsherrschaft Bonndorf. Historical description. Freiburg i. Br. 1861 ( online : here p. 101).
Individual evidence
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Basel, Bernherus von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Basel, Berner from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Master builder in southern Germany |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century or 12th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 12th Century |