List of Christian religious houses 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.
Germany
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, including Rügen
Rügen
Rügen is Germany's largest island. Located in the Baltic Sea, it is part of the Vorpommern-Rügen district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.- Geography :Rügen is located off the north-eastern coast of Germany in the Baltic Sea...
, extant and non-extant, and including houses of both men and women. Almost all religious houses were suppressed during the Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
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 |
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| Broda Abbey | Broda Broda Broda may refer to:* Dave Broda, Canadian politician* Abraham ben Saul Broda , a Bohemian Rabbi* Turk Broda, a former ice hockey goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs* Broda Otto Barnes, physician... , Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee .... |
Premonstratensian Canons | 1170-Reformation | |
| Dargun Abbey, now Schloss Dargun | Dargun Dargun Dargun is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district , in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated km west of Demmin. It is famous for Dargun Castle, a former Cistercian abbey.-External links:*... |
Cistercian monks | 1172-1198; 1208-1552; the first foundation, in 1172 from Esrum Abbey Esrum Abbey Esrum Abbey, also Esrom Abbey was the second Cistercian monastery founded in Denmark, located near Hillerød in Region Hovedstaden, on the island of Zealand , on the north side of the Esrum Sø near Esbønderup and Græsted.- Monastery :Esrum Abbey began as a Benedictine foundation, perhaps in about... 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 |
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| Dobbertin Abbey Dobbertin Abbey Dobbertin Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery, afterwards a nunnery and later still a women's collegiate foundation, located in the municipality of Dobbertin near Goldberg in the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany... |
Goldberg Goldberg, Germany Goldberg is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 24 km northeast of Parchim, and 46 km east of Schwerin.... , Parchim Parchim Parchim is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is the capital of the Ludwigslust-Parchim district. It was the birthplace of Moltke, to whom a monument was erected in 1876. Founded about 1210, one branch of the family of the duke of Mecklenburg residence in Parchim during part of the 14th... |
Benedictine monks to c. 1235, thereafter Benedictine nuns; after Reformation a Lutheran noblewomen's collegiate foundation (Damenstift) | c. 1220-1572; 1572-1918 | |
| Doberan Abbey Doberan Abbey Doberan Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The church continues in use as Doberan Minster .... |
Bad Doberan Bad Doberan Bad Doberan is a town in the district of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was the capital of the former district of Bad Doberan. As of 2010 its population was 11,325.-Geography:... |
Cistercian monks | 1171-1552 | |
| Eldena Abbey Eldena Abbey Eldena Abbey , originally Hilda Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery near the present town of Greifswald in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany... , formerly Hilda |
Greifswald Greifswald Greifswald , officially, the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald is a town in northeastern Germany. It is situated in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at an equal distance of about from Germany's two largest cities, Berlin and Hamburg. The town borders the Baltic Sea, and is crossed... |
Cistercian monks | 1199-1535; Eldena was built for the dispossessed Danish monks formerly at Dargun Abbey | |
| Franciscan Friary, Greifswald (Grey Friars) | Greifswald Greifswald Greifswald , officially, the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald is a town in northeastern Germany. It is situated in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at an equal distance of about from Germany's two largest cities, Berlin and Hamburg. The town borders the Baltic Sea, and is crossed... |
Franciscan Franciscan Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities.... friars |
1242-1556 | |
| Dominican Priory, Greifswald (Black Friars) | Greifswald Greifswald Greifswald , officially, the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald is a town in northeastern Germany. It is situated in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at an equal distance of about from Germany's two largest cities, Berlin and Hamburg. The town borders the Baltic Sea, and is crossed... |
Dominican Dominican Order The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France... friars |
dates tbe | |
| Güstrow Friary, Güstrow | Güstrow Güstrow Güstrow is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany the capital of the district of Güstrow. It has a population of 30,500 and is the seventh largest town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Since 2006 Güstrow has the official suffix Barlachstadt.-Geography:The town of Güstrow is located... |
Franciscan friars | 1509-1552 | |
| Hiddensee Abbey | Kloster, Hiddensee Hiddensee Hiddensee is a carfree island in the Baltic Sea, located west of Rügen on the German coast.The island, located 54°33' north longitude 13°07' east, has about 1,300 inhabitants. It was a popular vacation destination for East German tourists during German Democratic Republic times and continues to... |
Cistercian monks | 1296-1534 | |
| Ivenack Abbey (now Schloss Ivenack) | Ivenack Ivenack Ivenack is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is famous for its baroque ensemble and its natural heritage .-External links:* *... |
Cistercian nuns | 1252-1550s | |
| Malchow Abbey Malchow Abbey Malchow Abbey is a former Cistercian nunnery in Malchow in the district of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany... |
Malchow Malchow Malchow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.-Geography:It is situated on the river Elde, 25,5 km west of Waren, and 35 km north of Wittstock.-History:... , Müritz Müritz Müritz is a former Kreis in the southern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is named after the lake Müritz. Neighboring districts were Demmin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the district-free city Neubrandenburg, the district Ostprignitz-Ruppin in Brandenburg, Parchim and Güstrow... |
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 Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee .... |
Franciscan friars | 1248-1552 | |
| Franciscan Friary, Neubrandenburg (II) | Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee .... |
Franciscan friars | 1998-2004; moved to Waren | |
| Neuenkamp Abbey | Franzburg Franzburg Franzburg is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated 20 km southwest of Stralsund... |
Cistercian monks | 1231/33-1535 | |
| Franciscan Friary, Parchim | Parchim Parchim Parchim is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is the capital of the Ludwigslust-Parchim district. It was the birthplace of Moltke, to whom a monument was erected in 1876. Founded about 1210, one branch of the family of the duke of Mecklenburg residence in Parchim during part of the 14th... |
Franciscan friars | 1246-1552 | |
| Rehna Abbey or Priory | Rehna Rehna Rehna is a town in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 26 km southeast of Lübeck, and 28 km northwest of Schwerin.... |
Benedictine nuns | c.1230-1552 | |
| Ribnitz Abbey | Ribnitz-Damgarten Ribnitz-Damgarten Ribnitz-Damgarten is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated at the Ribnitzer See . Ribnitz-Damgarten is the largest town of the district Vorpommern-Rügen, but not its capital.-Geography:... |
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 Ribnitz-Damgarten Ribnitz-Damgarten is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated at the Ribnitzer See . Ribnitz-Damgarten is the largest town of the district Vorpommern-Rügen, but not its capital.-Geography:... |
Franciscan friars | 1324-1553 | |
| Magdalen Penitents | Röbel Röbel Röbel is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the western shore of Lake Müritz, 25 km north of Wittstock, and 27 km southwest of Waren.-Sights:... |
Magdalen Penitents | C13th; moved to Malchow | |
| Marienehe Charterhouse Marienehe Charterhouse Marienehe Charterhouse, also sometimes referred to as Rostock Charterhouse was a Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in Marienehe, now a suburb of Rostock in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.... or Rostock Charterhouse |
Rostock Rostock Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders... |
Carthusian Carthusian The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. Bruno, is a Roman Catholic religious order of enclosed monastics. The order was founded by Saint Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns... monks |
1396-1552 | |
| Franciscan Friary, Rostock | Rostock Rostock Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders... |
Saint Catherine Catherine of Alexandria Saint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius... |
Franciscan friars | 1243-1534 |
| St. Cross Abbey, Rostock | Rostock Rostock Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders... |
Holy Cross Christian cross The Christian cross, seen as a representation of the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, is the best-known religious symbol of Christianity... |
Cistercian nuns to 1582; Lutheran noblewomen's collegiate foundation (Damenstift) | 1270-1582; 1582-1920 |
| Dominican Priory, Rostock | Rostock Rostock Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders... |
Saint John | Dominican friars | before 1256-1531 |
| Bergen Abbey (St. Mary's Abbey, Bergen) | Bergen auf Rügen Bergen auf Rügen Bergen auf Rügen is the capital of the former district of Rügen in the middle of the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Since 1 January 2005, Bergen has moreover been the administrative seat of the Amt of Bergen auf Rügen, which with a population of over 23,000 is... , Rügen Rügen Rügen is Germany's largest island. Located in the Baltic Sea, it is part of the Vorpommern-Rügen district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.- Geography :Rügen is located off the north-eastern coast of Germany in the Baltic Sea... |
Saint Mary | Cistercian nuns | late 12th century-Reformation |
| Rühn Abbey | Rühn Rühn Rühn is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.... near Bützow Bützow Bützow is a town in the district of Rostock in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Germany, with a population of 8,122 .The town was first mentioned in 1171.... |
Cistercian nuns; Lutheran noblewomen's collegiate foundation (Damenstift) | 1232-Reformation; Reformation-1756; also a well-known girls' school | |
| Franciscan Friary, Schwerin | Schwerin Schwerin Schwerin is the capital and second-largest city of the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The population, as of end of 2009, was 95,041.-History:... |
Franciscan friars | 1236-1552 | |
| Sonnenkamp Abbey or Priory | Neukloster Neukloster Neukloster is a town in the east of the district of Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. This town is the administrative center of the bureau Neukloster-Warin, which includes eight more communes.-Geography:... |
Benedictine nuns | 1219-1555 | |
| Stolpe Abbey Stolpe Abbey Stolpe Abbey was the first monastery in Pomerania. It was located on the southern bank of the Peene River between Gützkow and Anklam near the village of Stolpe.... |
Stolpe Stolpe -People:*Gustav Stolpe, Swedish composer*Sven Stolpe, Swedish writer*Manfred Stolpe, Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Housing of the Federal Republic of Germany-Geography:... near Anklam Anklam Anklam is a town in the Western Pomerania region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the banks of the Peene river, just 8 km from its mouth in the Kleines Haff, the western part of the Stettin Lagoon. Anklam has a population of 14,603 and was the capital of the former... |
Benedictine monks; from 1304, Cistercian monks | 1153-1534 | |
| Dominican Priory, Stralsund | Stralsund Stralsund - Main sights :* The Brick Gothic historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.* The heart of the old town is the Old Market Square , with the Gothic Town Hall . Behind the town hall stands the imposing Nikolaikirche , built in 1270-1360... |
Saint Catherine of Siena | Dominican friars | before 1251-1525 |
| Franciscan Friary, Stralsund | Stralsund Stralsund - Main sights :* The Brick Gothic historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.* The heart of the old town is the Old Market Square , with the Gothic Town Hall . Behind the town hall stands the imposing Nikolaikirche , built in 1270-1360... |
Franciscan friars | 1254-1525 | |
| St. John's Hospital, Stralsund | Stralsund Stralsund - Main sights :* The Brick Gothic historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.* The heart of the old town is the Old Market Square , with the Gothic Town Hall . Behind the town hall stands the imposing Nikolaikirche , built in 1270-1360... |
Knights Hospitallers | dates tbe | |
| Abbey of St. Anne and St. Bridget, Stralsund | Stralsund Stralsund - Main sights :* The Brick Gothic historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.* The heart of the old town is the Old Market Square , with the Gothic Town Hall . Behind the town hall stands the imposing Nikolaikirche , built in 1270-1360... |
Saint Anne Saint Anne Saint Hanna of David's house and line, was the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ according to Christian and Islamic tradition. English Anne is derived from Greek rendering of her Hebrew name Hannah... and Saint Bridget of Sweden |
Bridgettines Bridgettines The Bridgettine or Birgittine Order is a monastic religious order of Augustinian nuns, Religious Sisters and monks founded by Saint Birgitta of Sweden in approximately 1350, and approved by Pope Urban V in 1370... |
c.1420-1525 |
| Tempzin Hospital | Tempzin near Brüel Brüel Brüel is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 24 km northeast of Schwerin.... , Parchim Parchim Parchim is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is the capital of the Ludwigslust-Parchim district. It was the birthplace of Moltke, to whom a monument was erected in 1876. Founded about 1210, one branch of the family of the duke of Mecklenburg residence in Parchim during part of the 14th... |
Saint Anthony Anthony the Great Anthony the Great or Antony the Great , , also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Abba Antonius , and Father of All Monks, was a Christian saint from Egypt, a prominent leader among the Desert Fathers... |
Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony The Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony, Order of St. Anthony or Canons Regular of St. Anthony of Vienne , also Antonines, were a Roman Catholic congregation founded in 1095 or so, with the purpose of caring for those suffering from the common medieval disease of St... |
1222-1550; preceptory and hospital |
| Grobe Abbey | Grobe, Usedom Usedom Usedom is a Baltic Sea island on the border between Germany and Poland. It is situated north of the Szczecin Lagoon estuary of the River Oder in Pomerania... |
Premonstratensian Canons | c. 1155-1309; moved to Pudagla; also known as Usedom Abbey Usedom Abbey Usedom Abbey was a medieval Premonstratensian monastery on the isle of Usedom near the town of Usedom. It was founded in Grobe and later moved to nearby Pudagla, and is thus also known as Grobe Abbey or Pudagla Abbey respectively.The abbey was founded by the Pomeranian duke Ratibor I and his... |
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| Pudagla Abbey | Pudagla Pudagla Pudagla is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. From 1307/09 until the Protestant Reformation, it was the site of Pudagla or Usedom Abbey, which moved there from Usedom . After the abbey's secularization into a ducal domain, it at times served... , Usedom Usedom Usedom is a Baltic Sea island on the border between Germany and Poland. It is situated north of the Szczecin Lagoon estuary of the River Oder in Pomerania... |
Premonstratensian Canons | 1309-1535; also known as Usedom Abbey Usedom Abbey Usedom Abbey was a medieval Premonstratensian monastery on the isle of Usedom near the town of Usedom. It was founded in Grobe and later moved to nearby Pudagla, and is thus also known as Grobe Abbey or Pudagla Abbey respectively.The abbey was founded by the Pomeranian duke Ratibor I and his... |
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| Krummin Abbey or Priory | Krummin Krummin Krummin is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*... , Usedom Usedom Usedom is a Baltic Sea island on the border between Germany and Poland. It is situated north of the Szczecin Lagoon estuary of the River Oder in Pomerania... |
Cistercian nuns | 1302/03-1563 | |
| Franciscan Friary, Waren | Waren Waren Waren is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, capital of the former Müritz district . It is situated on the northern end of Lake Müritz, approximately 40 km west of Neubrandenburg.-Early history:... |
Franciscan friars | from 2004; extant; moved to Waren from Neubrandenburg http://franziskaner-waren.de/geschichte/index.html | |
| Blackfriars, Wismar Schwarzes Kloster |
Wismar Wismar Wismar , is a small port and Hanseatic League town in northern Germany on the Baltic Sea, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,about 45 km due east of Lübeck, and 30 km due north of Schwerin. Its natural harbour, located in the Bay of Wismar is well-protected by a promontory. The... |
Dominican friars | 1293-1564 | |
| Franciscan Friary, Wismar | Wismar Wismar Wismar , is a small port and Hanseatic League town in northern Germany on the Baltic Sea, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,about 45 km due east of Lübeck, and 30 km due north of Schwerin. Its natural harbour, located in the Bay of Wismar is well-protected by a promontory. The... |
Franciscan friars | 1251-1527 | |
| Zarrentin Abbey | Zarrentin Zarrentin Zarrentin is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the Schaalsee lake, 19 km southeast of Ratzeburg, and 34 km west of Schwerin.-History:... |
Cistercian nuns | 1248-1552 http://www.kloster-zarrentin.de/ |
See also
- List of Christian religious houses in Brandenburg
- List of Christian religious houses in North Rhine-Westphalia
- List of Christian religious houses in Saxony
- List of Christian religious houses in Saxony-Anhalt
- List of Christian religious houses in Schleswig-Holstein