Michaela von Neipperg
Michaela von Neipperg (* 9. September 1885 in Schwaigern , Castle Schwaigern as Marie Anna von Neipperg ; † 7. April 1957 in Konstanz ) was a German countess and Benedictine .
Life
Marie Anna von Neipperg, with full name Marie Anna Bertha Rosa Eleonore Sarah Franziska Xaveria Josepha Huberta Felicitas Karoline Korbinia Countess von Neipperg, came from the old Swabian noble family of Counts von Neipperg and was the daughter of Count Reinhard von Neipperg (1856-1919) and his Wife Gabriela Countess von Waldstein-Wartenberg (1857–1948). She remained single and entered the monastery of the Benedictine Sisters of St. Lioba in Freiburg- Günterstal as a nun . Here she received the religious name Michaela .
From there she was transferred to Constance , to the city gynecological clinic, where she worked for many years as superior of the monastery until her death .
Sister Michaela von Neipperg was friends with the now canonized Jewish convert Edith Stein . Between 1930 and 1933, she often stayed in the Benedictine convent Günterstal. There is at least one personal card from Sister Michaela von Neipperg to Edith Stein (1932), which was also published in the writings on the saint.
Sister Michaela's brother, Adalbert von Neipperg (1890–1948), was also a Benedictine and officiated as abbot of the Neuburg monastery near Heidelberg . Persecuted by the National Socialists, he fled to Yugoslavia and was murdered by the communists in 1948 as a prison chaplain. He is revered as a martyr and his beatification is intended. He was also in friendly contact with Edith Stein.
Anton Ernst von Neipperg (1883–1947), another brother of the nun, became head of the Neipperg noble house and continued the family line that is still flourishing today.
literature
- German Adelsarchiv: Genealogical Handbook of Noble Houses , Volume 25, p. 272, 1998, ISBN 3798008175 ; Excerpt from the source
- Online view of the article by her brother Adalbert von Neipperg, in the New German Biography, Volume 19, 1999, p. 50. Sister Michaela von Neipperg is also mentioned in the introduction.
- Immo Eberl : The Lords and Counts of Neipperg . In: Heimatbuch der Stadt Schwaigern . City administration Schwaigern, Schwaigern 1994
Web links
- Entry Michaela von Neipperg in the register of the New German Biography
- Genealogical page of the Neipperg house, Michaela von Neipperg (Marie Anna) as person C 3
Individual evidence
- ^ Maria Amata Neyer: Edith Stein, self-portrait in letters, 1st part, p. 214, Herder Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3451273721 ; Excerpt from the source
- ↑ Website on Edith Stein's stays in the monastery in Freiburg-Günterstal ( memento of the original from November 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Maria Amata Neyer: Edith Stein, self-portrait in letters, 1st part, pp. 275 and 276, 1998, ISBN 345126675X ; Scans from the source, etc. a. with biographical data on Sister Michaela von Neipperg
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neipperg, Michaela von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neipperg, Marie Anna Bertha Rosa Eleonore Sarah Franziska Xaveria Josepha Huberta Felicitas Karoline Korbinia Countess von (baptized name); Neipperg, Marie Anna from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German countess, Benedictine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwaigern |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 1957 |
| Place of death | Constancy |