Local story · Essen, Germany
The founding of Essen Abbey
Around 845, Saint Altfrid founded a women’s abbey in the centre of present-day Essen. Its first abbess was Gerswit, a relative of Altfrid.
Local story · Essen, Germany
Around 845, Saint Altfrid founded a women’s abbey in the centre of present-day Essen. Its first abbess was Gerswit, a relative of Altfrid.
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