Germania Sacra

The Cistercian Abbey of Marienfeld, founded by a group of Westphalian noblemen in 1185, is considered to be one of the most important monasteries of the Diocese of Münster. Due to the active support of Bishop Hermann II, it soon reached its zenith. Following the well-established pattern of Germania Sacra, Wilhelm Kohl, renowned expert of the history of the diocese of Münster, provides an outline of the history, constitution, spiritual and religious life, the history of the property and in particular a list of persons of the abbey from its foundation to its dissolution in 1803.