Reformation Heroine

Reformation Heroine. Katharina von Zimmern, the last abbess of the Fraumünster Abbey, fled to Zurich in 1491 after her father was outlawed in Germany. She play…

Location: Fraumünster Abbey, Zurich, Switzerland

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Category: legendary

Katharina von Zimmern, the last abbess of the Fraumünster Abbey, fled to Zurich in 1491 after her father was outlawed in Germany. She played a crucial role in enabling the Reformation in Zurich without a civil war by relinquishing her office and handing over the abbey to the city in 1524.

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Reformation Heroine — Zurich, Canton of Zurich

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