House monastery

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House monastery

A house monastery, also known as a family monastery or dynastic monastery (German: Hauskloster), is a Christian monastery closely associated with a noble family, often serving as their burial place, spiritual legacy, and center of dynastic commemoration. [1] [2]

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Typically, such monasteries were founded or endowed by the noble family, who granted land, estates, or other bequests to the institution. In return, family members were interred there and mentioned in the monastery's chronicles, securing both spiritual benefits and enduring remembrance. [3]

Examples

Examples of house monasteries include:

See also

  1. Beach, Alison I. (2020). "Nobility and Monastic Patronage: The View from Outside the Monastery". In Beach, Alison I.; Rosenwein, Barbara H. (eds.). The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. pp. 731–750. ISBN   9781107041860.{{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)
  2. Head, Thomas (1990). Hagiography and the Cult of Saints: The Diocese of Orléans, 800–1200. Cambridge University Press. pp. 87–90. ISBN   9780521387491.
  3. Airlie, Stuart (1998). "Private Bodies and the Body Politic in the Divorce Case of Lothar II". Past & Present. 161 (1): 3–38. doi:10.1093/past/161.1.3.