List of Christian monasteries in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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This is a list of Christian religious houses in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany, including Rügen, extant and non-extant, and including houses of both men and women. Almost all religious houses were suppressed during the Reformation in the 16th century, except for a few women's houses which survived, some into the 20th century, as Lutheran collegiate foundations for unmarried daughters of the nobility. Since the reunification of Germany in 1990, a Franciscan friary has been established, as of 2008 located at Waren.
| Religious house | Location | Dedication | Order | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broda Abbey | Broda, Neubrandenburg | Premonstratensian Canons | 1170-Reformation | |
| Dargun Abbey, now Schloss Dargun | Dargun | Cistercian monks | 1172-1198; 1208-1552; the first foundation, in 1172 from Esrum Abbey in Denmark, was destroyed in 1198, when the monks abandoned the site and moved to Eldena; refounded in 1208 from Doberan Abbey; rebuilt as Schloss Dargun (Dargun Castle), 1562-1945 | |
| Dobbertin Abbey | Goldberg, Parchim | Benedictine monks to c. 1235, thereafter Benedictine nuns; after Reformation a Lutheran noblewomen's collegiate foundation (Damenstift) | c. 1220-1572; 1572-1918 | |
| Doberan Abbey | Bad Doberan | Cistercian monks | 1171-1552 | |
| Eldena Abbey, formerly Hilda | Greifswald | Cistercian monks | 1199-1535; Eldena was built for the dispossessed Danish monks formerly at Dargun Abbey | |
| Franciscan Friary, Greifswald (Grey Friars) | Greifswald | Franciscan friars | 1242-1556 | |
| Dominican Priory, Greifswald (Black Friars) | Greifswald | Dominican friars | dates tbe | |
| Güstrow Friary, Güstrow | Güstrow | Franciscan friars | 1509-1552 | |
| Hiddensee Abbey | Kloster, Hiddensee | Cistercian monks | 1296-1534 | |
| Ivenack Abbey (now Schloss Ivenack) | Ivenack | Cistercian nuns | 1252-1550s | |
| Malchow Abbey | Malchow, Müritz | formerly Magdalen Penitents (OSMM), moved from Röbel; Cistercian nuns from 1298; Lutheran noblewomen's collegiate foundation (Damenstift) from 1572 | 1298-1572; 1572-1923; now houses the Mecklenburg Organ Museum | |
| Franciscan Friary, Neubrandenburg (I) | Neubrandenburg | Franciscan friars | 1248-1552 | |
| Franciscan Friary, Neubrandenburg (II) | Neubrandenburg | Franciscan friars | 1998-2004; moved to Waren | |
| Neuenkamp Abbey | Franzburg | Cistercian monks | 1231/33-1535 | |
| Franciscan Friary, Parchim | Parchim | Franciscan friars | 1246-1552 | |
| Rehna Abbey or Priory | Rehna | Benedictine nuns | c. 1230-1552 | |
| Ribnitz Abbey | Ribnitz-Damgarten | Poor Clares to 1586; thereafter Lutheran noblewomen's collegiate foundation (Damenstift) | 1325-1586; 1586-1918; now the German Amber Museum | |
| Franciscan Friary, Ribnitz | Ribnitz-Damgarten | Franciscan friars | 1324-1553 | |
| Magdalen Penitents | Röbel | Magdalen Penitents | 13th century; moved to Malchow | |
| Marienehe Charterhouse or Rostock Charterhouse | Rostock | Carthusian monks | 1396-1552 | |
| Franciscan Friary, Rostock | Rostock | Saint Catherine | Franciscan friars | 1243-1534 |
| Holy Cross Abbey, Rostock | Rostock | Holy Cross | Cistercian nuns to 1582; Lutheran noblewomen's collegiate foundation (Damenstift) | 1270-1582; 1582-1920 |
| Dominican Priory, Rostock | Rostock | Saint John | Dominican friars | before 1256-1531 |
| Bergen Abbey[1] (St. Mary's Abbey, Bergen) | Bergen auf Rügen, Rügen | Saint Mary | Cistercian nuns | late 12th century[2]-Reformation |
| Rühn Abbey | Rühn near Bützow | Cistercian nuns; Lutheran noblewomen's collegiate foundation (Damenstift) | 1232-Reformation; Reformation-1756; also a well-known girls' school | |
| Franciscan Friary, Schwerin | Schwerin | Franciscan friars | 1236-1552 | |
| Sonnenkamp Abbey or Priory | Neukloster | Benedictine nuns | 1219-1555 | |
| Stolpe Abbey | Stolpe near Anklam | Benedictine monks; from 1304, Cistercian monks | 1153-1534 | |
| Dominican Priory, Stralsund | Stralsund | Saint Catherine of Siena | Dominican friars | before 1251-1525 |
| Franciscan Friary, Stralsund | Stralsund | Franciscan friars | 1254-1525 | |
| St. John's Hospital, Stralsund | Stralsund | Knights Hospitallers | dates tbe | |
| Abbey of St. Anne and St. Bridget, Stralsund | Stralsund | Saint Anne and Saint Bridget of Sweden | Bridgettines | c. 1420-1525 |
| Tempzin Hospital | Tempzin near Brüel, Parchim | Saint Anthony | Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony | 1222-1550; preceptory and hospital |
| Grobe Abbey | Grobe, Usedom | Premonstratensian Canons | c. 1155-1309; moved to Pudagla; also known as Usedom Abbey | |
| Pudagla Abbey | Pudagla, Usedom | Premonstratensian Canons | 1309-1535; also known as Usedom Abbey | |
| Krummin Abbey or Priory | Krummin, Usedom | Cistercian nuns | 1302/03-1563 | |
| Franciscan Friary, Waren | Waren | Franciscan friars | from 2004; extant; moved to Waren from Neubrandenburg [1][permanent dead link] | |
| Blackfriars, Wismar Schwarzes Kloster |
Wismar | Dominican friars | 1293-1564 | |
| Franciscan Friary, Wismar | Wismar | Franciscan friars | 1251-1527 | |
| Zarrentin Abbey | Zarrentin | Cistercian nuns | 1248-1552 [2] |
See also
[edit]- List of Christian monasteries in Brandenburg
- List of Christian monasteries in North Rhine-Westphalia
- List of Christian monasteries in Saxony
- List of Christian monasteries in Saxony-Anhalt
- List of Christian monasteries in Schleswig-Holstein
Notes
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Klosterstätten in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern[permanent dead link] (in German)
- AufNachMV.de: Monasteries (in German)
- Mecklenburg-VorpommernWeb.de[permanent dead link] (in German)
- Kulturportal Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German)
- Waren Friary website: Franciscans in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern[permanent dead link] (in German)