Suanhild
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Suanhild, also spelt Swanhild, Svanhild, or Schwanhild, was abbess of Essen Abbey from 1058 until her death. She oversaw the construction of a church and contributed works of art to the Essen Cathedral treasury. In 1073, Suanhild donated the collegiate church of Essen-Stoppenberg as a parish chapel.
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The donor image (p.17r) of the Svanhild Gospels. Suanhild and the Provost of Essen, Brigida, present the book to the standing Virgin Mary. The donors are labelled by name to convey their memory, but the figures do not bear any individual features.
The collegiate church in Stoppenberg goes back to a foundation by Suanhild.
The figures of the Schwanhildbrunnen: Anno with the document, Suanhild and Heinrich von Essen with a model of the collegiate churchAbout this person
Suanhild, also spelt Swanhild, Svanhild, or Schwanhild, was abbess of Essen Abbey from 1058 until her death. She oversaw the construction of a church and contributed works of art to the Essen Cathedral treasury. In 1073, Suanhild donated the collegiate church of Essen-Stoppenberg as a parish chapel. She also added a reliquary containing the arm of St. Basil to the cathedral treasury.
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