Schottenkonvent

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The Schottenkonvent was a monastery in the district town of Düren in North Rhine-Westphalia .

There are only a few documents on the Convention. Henry, the citizens and bell-ringer of the city was Duren, sold on November 20, 1333 to John, called Scot , and his mother a pension that was on the home Winrici which above the town hall was. This Johannes was the first rector of the sacrament chapel in front of the upper gate . It was built in 1329 as an expiation chapel . On July 8, 1348, Aleidis, daughter of the late Anselmus Durst von Düren, sold Johann, known as Schotte, a plot of land next to the chapel . On October 20, 1355, Johannes von Clure sold the property opposite the churchyard to the Schotte family in Kempersgasse ( Kämergasse ).

The name Schottenkonvent is derived from Johannes Schotte. In the past, convents were often named after the founder.

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