Magdalena von Wied-Runkel

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Magdalena von Wied-Runkel became abbess of Nottuln in 1537. She is considered a protestand abbess in Catholic Münsterland region. The former monastery was converted into a secular women’s foundation in 1493. In the neighboring Münster, the residence city of the Prince-Bishop, the Anabaptist era, a bloody chapters church history, had come to an end two years ago. The publication of Martin Luther’s theses was twenty years ago. It requires a delve into church history to answer whether Magdalena von Wied-Runkel belongs to the Protestant denomination. There are no sources to prove whether she performed her duties out of her own motivation. A look at her family history reveals information about the family’s orientation within the church community. There is no picture of Magdalena von Wied-Runkel and nothing personal is known about her. Therefore she appears in the “fictional diary” as a questionnaire and a seeker. As a woman she holds a religious office and assumes responsible tasks in a time when men determine events in church and society

• By (author) Ingrid Stübecke