Elisabeth von Matzingen

Originally from a family of barons in Thurgau, she became known in Zurich starting in 1289, when she was mentioned as a nun at the Fraumünster Abbey.^[1] She became abbess in 1308,^[1] succeeding Elisabeth von Spiegelberg.^[2]

She oversaw the repair of the abbey church, which had been in poor condition since a fire in 1289.^[1] Some of her official acts are preserved, such as the agreement she reached in 1332 regarding tithes with a pastor.^[3]

She died on 10 August 1340, in Zurich^[1] and was succeeded by Fides von Klingen.^[2]