founder of a school and a generous benefactor to the library of the monastery
*Henry Scheuk who greatly increased its landed property
*Henry de Schoenwerd

Under Schoenwerd's rule, a whole family embraced the religious life. The father with his sons entered the abbey of the monks, whilst his wife and daughters betook themselves to the adjoining convent of nuns, a community which later on was transferred to Hermetschwil, around five miles distant from Muri. The good reputation enjoyed by the