Sponheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany.

[3] Traveling from university to his home town in 1482, he was surprised by a snowstorm and took refuge in the Benedictine abbey of Sponheim near Bad Kreuznach.

In his time, the abbey library increased from around fifty items to more than two thousand.

However, his efforts were not met with praise, and his reputation as a magician did not further his acceptance.

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