Catherine of Pfalz-Simmern
Katharina von Pfalz-Simmern (born March 27, 1510 , † March 22, 1572 in the Kumbd Monastery ) was an abbess in the Kumbd Monastery.
Life
Katharina was the oldest child of Count Palatine and Duke Johann II of Simmern (1492–1557) from his marriage to Beatrix (1492–1535), daughter of Margrave Christoph I of Baden . She was a sister of the Elector Friedrich III. from the Palatinate .
Katharina entered the Cistercian monastery of Kumbd, whose abbess she became in 1563 and supported the Reformation in her office there . The monastery was closed during her tenure in 1566 by her younger brother, Count Palatine Georg von Simmern . The abbess and the nuns of the monastery lived in the monastery until Katharinas and her successor died, after which the monastery was withdrawn by Georg in 1574. Katharina was buried in the Kumbd monastery .
Katharina dealt intensively with medicine and developed numerous remedies for various diseases. Her nephew Ludwig VI published 152 of her recipes . von der Pfalz in Amberg in 1570 under the title “ A capite ad calcem ”.
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- ↑ Stefan Weber: Das Leben des Eberhard von Kumbd , Winter, 2004, p. 193
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Catherine of Pfalz-Simmern |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbess in the Kumbd Monastery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1510 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 1572 |
| Place of death | Kumbd Monastery |