Thusnelda from Saldern
Thusnelda Johanna Sophie Marie Eveline von Saldern (born October 3, 1837 in Potsdam ; † May 12, 1910 in Hoym , Anhalt) was a German deaconess and writer .
Life
Thusnelda von Saldern was born as the daughter of the manor owner and district administrator Gustav von Saldern-Plattenburg , and his wife Thusnelda, née. Countess von Seherr-Thoss was born. She grew up on her mother's estate in Meffersdorf (Lauban district, Upper Lusatia). After finishing school, she trained as a nurse at the Bethanien Deaconess Mother House in Breslau . When the Oberlin House was founded in Potsdam (1874) she was appointed provisional superior. On October 26, 1879, she was consecrated as the first deaconess of the house and introduced as superior of the sisterhood. In 1905 she retired and moved to the Buchenhaus hospice in Grenzdorf near Weigandsthal (Silesia). In 1909 she moved to Hoym.
As an author, Thusnelda von Saldern wrote novels and stories inspired by religion, including the novel Das Margaretenbuch , which had numerous new editions up until the 1940s and was also translated into English.
In 2007 the Oberlin-Haus association named Thusnelda-von-Saldern-Haus for a new building for living and rehabilitating accident victims .
Works
- Three building blocks . 3rd edition, Wolfenbüttel 1863.
- The Margaret Book. A story from Lorraine . Braunschweig 1875; Railway, Schwerin 1941.
- Ruth. A story for children . Wolfenbüttel 1877.
- Travel letters from Sweden . Wolfenbüttel 1896.
- Free to serve. Photographs from the life of deaconesses . Wolfenbüttel 1902.
literature
- Eva Hoffmann-Aleith : Thusnelda von Saldern, the first superior of the Oberlinhaus . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1940.
- Manfred Berger: Saldern, Thusnelda Johanna Sophie Marie Eveline von. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 25, Bautz, Nordhausen 2005, ISBN 3-88309-332-7 , Sp. 1221-1228.
- Jobst von Saldern: Stories and historical facts from the von Saldern family . 2nd edition, Hamburg 2009, pp. 66-69.
Web links
- Literature by and about Thusnelda von Saldern in the catalog of the German National Library
- Brief portrait on the Oberlinhaus website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Saldern, Thusnelda from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Saldern, Thusnelda Johanna Sophie Marie Eveline von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German deaconess and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Potsdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 12, 1910 |
| Place of death | Hoym , Anhalt |