Walter von Lomersheim | |
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Known for | Donating land for Maulbronn Monastery |
Walter von Lomersheim was a German knight considered to be the founder of Maulbronn Monastery.
In 1138, von Lomersheim donated land he had inherited near modern-day Mühlacker to the Cistercians and became a lay brother of their order. However, the property was unsuitable for an abbey, so Günther von Henneberg
, Bishop of Speyer, ordered Hirsau Abbey to cede the manor of "Mulenbrunnen" near the Stromberg to the young monastic community to give it access to water and cliffs for quarrying.[1] The fledgling monastery received further support from Werner von Roßwag and Gerta von Grüningen.[2]Walter von Lomersheim is known to have had two siblings, named Ita and Konrad.