Adelbert of Heidenheim was the abbot of the

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monastery in Heidenheim, active in the 12th century.Universität Tübingen: Die ''Relatio'' von Adelbert von Heidenheim
/ref> He wrote a biography of

Winibald Winibald (Winebald, Winnibald, Wunebald, Wynbald) (c. 702 - 18 December 761) was abbot of the Benedictine double monastery of Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm. Traditionally, he is called the brother of Willibald and Walpurga. Life Winibald's father w ...

, titled ''Chronicon S. Wunnibaldi'', also known as the ''Relatio'' from the title given to the earliest printed edition by

Jakob Gretser Jacob Gretser (March 27, 1562 – January 29, 1625) was a celebrated German Jesuit writer. Life Gretser was born at Markdorf in the Diocese of Constance. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1578, and nine years later he defended publicly the ...

(d. 1625), alongside a brief report on the history of the monastery that was published sometime between 1155 and 1160.

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