Foundation Thorn Abbey
ansfried of utrecht , wife hereswint regarded sources founders of abbey of thorn
details of founding of abbey not clear. according sources, abbey founded countess hilswind in 902 herself , daughter beatrix. donated necessary land, had been personal property, given countess king zwentibold. other sources claim benedictine double monastery founded bishop ansfried of utrecht , wife hereswint in 925. romanesque abbey church built in 992; sources give year abbey founded.
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