Anna von Munzingen
摘要
Anna von Munzingen (d. after 1327) was prioress of the Dominican monastery of Adelhausen (founded in 1234), attested for the years 1316–1317 and 1319–1327. She descended from a noble family in Freiburg im Breisgau (Southwest Germany) and entered the monastery at a young age. In 1318, she wrote a chronicle, known as the “Adelhaus- (en)er Schwesternbuch” (Sister-Book of the Adelhausen convent), originally composed in Latin, though only German translations have survived. The main Middle High German version with the title Dis sint die gnade, die vnser herre hett getan semlichen swestern In disem closter ze Adelnhusen etc. is contained in two medieval manuscripts. The earliest surviving textual witness dates from 1433 and stems from the hand of Johannes Hüll of Strasbourg. Anna’s chronicle comprises a short history of the monastery and a collection of vitae of nuns that concentrates on their visions, revelations, and mystical experiences.