Caesarius of Milendonk
The monk Caesarius von Milendonk (Caesarius de Milendonk) comes from Milendonk Castle near Neuss . From 1212 to 1215 he was abbot of the large Benedictine abbey of Prüm ( Diocese of Trier ). Later he resigned the abbot and became a simple monk in the Cistercian monastery in Heisterbach ( Archdiocese of Cologne ) at the time when Caesarius von Heisterbach was prior there. He is the author of a Registrum Prumiense from 1222, a copy of the Prüm Urbar with handwritten additions and comments .
Web links
- Caesarius von Milendonk in the repertory "Historical Sources of the German Middle Ages"
- Historical sources of the German Middle Ages (Caesarius de Milendonk) (PDF; 2.3 MB)
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| SURNAME | Caesarius of Milendonk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbot of the great Benedictine abbey of Prüm |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1212 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1222 |