Venerable
Theophanu of Essen
Abbess of Essen
Abbess of the convent at Essen in Germany, who reposed in 1058.
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- Reposed
- 105811th century
- Place
- Essen
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Theophanu of Essen, born around 997, was abbess of Essen Abbey from 1039 until her death on 5 March 1058, and also abbess of Gerresheim. She enriched the abbey's treasury with valuable works, enlarged the abbey church, and helped the town of Essen obtain from Emperor Henry III the right to hold markets.
The sources consulted show no canonization; she is remembered as an important abbess.