Wilhelm de Lacu

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Epitaph for Wilhelm de Lacu in the former Benedictine monastery church of St. Maria in Auhausen

Wilhelm de Lacu († 1450 ) was abbot of the Auhausen Monastery from 1422 until his death .

Life

Little is known about the life of Wilhelm de Lacu. In today's Protestant parish church , the former Benedictine monastery church of St. Maria in Auhausen , there is an epitaph for him. As a relief, the deceased is shown in official costume with crook and writing tablet in his hands, standing in a keel arch niche. Above it can be seen two floating angels blowing the trumpet . The family coats of arms are on the side .

literature

  • Georg Lill (ed.), Karl Gröber / Adam Horn (edit.): The art monuments of Bavaria. District Office Nördlingen . In: The art monuments of Bavaria. The art monuments of Swabia. Bd. I. District Office Nördlingen . R. Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich 1938, (reprint: R. Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich / Vienna 1982, ISBN 3-486-50514-9 ), p. 68.

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personal data
SURNAME Lacu, Wilhelm de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Abbot of the Auhausen Monastery
DATE OF BIRTH 14th century or 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 1450