Schlüsselrolle durch Schlüsselübergabe? Eine Sichtung der aktuellen Forschung zu Katharina von Zimmern

Abstract

The current debate about Katharina von Zimmern, the last Abbess of the Fraumünster in Zurich, is as follows: One position insists on Katharina as an independent woman who decided herself to give the Fraumünster to Zurich. The other position analyses the function of an abbess and concludes that there was no other option for Katharina von Zimmern. Academic theology, however, is rather nonexistent in the discussion, and there is room for research on Katharina von Zimmern and the impact on theology in 1524.