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Mathilde's memory became celebrated especially in Essen, with four masses and the lighting of the grave with twelve candles. In the Liber Ordinarius, a manuscript of Essen created around 1300, Mathilde is called Mater ecclesiae nostrae (Mother of our church). Abbess Mathilde was depicted on the lost west windows of the Minster, which were ...
The Cross of Mathilde in the Essen Cathedral Treasury. The Cross of Mathilde (German: Mathildenkreuz; Latin: Crux Matildae) is an Ottonian processional cross in the crux gemmata style which has been in Essen in Germany since it was made in the 11th century.
The Cross of Otto and Mathilde, Otto-Mathilda Cross, or First Cross of Mathilde (German: Otto-Mathilden-Kreuz) is a medieval crux gemmata (jewelled cross) processional cross in the Essen Cathedral Treasury. It was created in the late tenth century and was used on high holidays until recently.
Theophanu (died 1056), Abbess of Essen and Gerresheim; Richeza (died 21 March 1063), Queen of Poland, married Mieszko II Lambert of Poland [1] Adelheid (died c. 1030), Abbess of Nijvel (Nivelles) Heylwig, Abbess of Neuss; Mathilde, Abbess of Dietkirchen and Vilich; Sophie, Abbess of St. Maria, Mainz
Essen Abbey (German: Stift Essen) was a community of secular canonesses for women of high nobility that formed the nucleus of modern-day Essen, Germany. A chapter of male priests were also attached to the abbey, under a dean.
971 – Mathilde, granddaughter of Otto I becomes abbess of Essen Abbey. 1012 – Sophia, daughter of Otto II becomes abbottess of the Essen Stift. 1041 – Essen receives rights to a market. 1244 – The association of the ministeriales of the Essen Abbey and the citizens of the town of Essen arrange for the Essen town walls to be erected.
The Senkschmelzen Cross in the exhibition Gold vor Schwarz (Gold on Black) The Cross' enamel of the crucifixion (actual size 7.8x6.5 cm). The Cross with large enamels, or Senkschmelz Cross, known in German as the Senkschmelzen-Kreuz or the Kreuz mit den großen Senkschmelzen (Cross with large senkschmelz enamels), is a processional cross in the Essen Cathedral Treasury which was created under ...
The Essen Cathedral Treasury (German: Essener Domschatz) is one of the most significant collections of religious artworks in Germany. A great number of items of treasure are accessible to the public in the treasury chamber of Essen Minster .