!!!Ava, Frau

Ava, Frau, 
d. Feb. 7, 1127 (her name appears in the necrologies of the 
monasteries of Melk, Goettweig, St. Lambrecht, etc.), lived as a 
hermit ("inclusa") near the monastery of Melk; first woman known by 
name to write German poetry, 4 simple poems on biblical themes (mainly 
from the New Testament): "Johannes", "Leben Jesu" which ends with "Die 
7 Gaben des Hl. Geistes", "Antichrist" and "Das Juengste Gericht"; all 
but the first are preserved in the  Vorau Manuscript. She is said to 
have died at Kleinwien near Goettweig (Lower Austria) ("Ava-Tower", 
remains of a medieval convent).

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Edition: F. Maurer (ed.), Die Dichtungen der F. A., 1966.

!Literature
Deutsche Literatur des Mittelalters (lex.); F. Maurer, Die 
religioesen Dichtungen des 11. und 12. Jahrhunderts, 1964-1970.



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