The Abbesses of the Abbeys of Cistercians of Upper Lusatia Sankt Marienthal und Sankt Marienstern in the Age of Crisis and restoration

Abstract

The study analyses the destinies of the abbeys of Marienthal and Marienstern in the age of crisis and restoration. It concentrates on the role of several abbesses and shows, to what degree superiors were really able to influence the life of monastery.

Keywords

• The
• Abbesses
• the
• Abbeys
• Cistercians
• Upper
• Lusatia
• Sankt
• Marienthal
• und
• Sankt
• Marienstern
• the
• Age
• Crisis
• and
• restoration