List of Christian religious houses in Schleswig-Holstein


This is a list of Christian religious houses in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, including Hamburg and Lübeck, extant and non-extant, and including houses of both men and women. All religious houses were suppressed during the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, with the exception of four former nunneries, which became Protestant collegiate foundations for noblewomen, and still survive today.
Religious houseLocationDedicationOrderNotes
Ahrensbök CharterhouseAhrensbökBlessed Virgin MaryCarthusians1397-1542
BéguinagesHamburg, Lübeck, Neumünster, Neustadt and PlönBeguinesvarious
Bordesholm PrioryBordesholmBlessed Virgin MaryAugustinian Canonsc.1326/30-1566; moved here from Neumünster
Cismar Abbeynear GrömitzBlessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the EvangelistBenedictine monks1231-1561; transferred from St. John's Abbey, Lübeck
Flensburg FriaryFlensburgSaint CatherineFranciscan friars1232/33 or 1263-1528
Guldholm AbbeyGlücksburgBenedictine monks1191/92-1209/10; transferred from St Michael's Abbey, Schleswig; transferred to Rüde Abbey
St. Mary Magdalene's Priory, HamburgHamburgSaint Mary MagdaleneFranciscan friars1236/39-1529
St. John's Priory, HamburgHamburgSaint JohnDominican friarsc.1236-1529
Harvestehude PrioryHarvestehudeBlessed Virgin MaryCistercian nuns until the Reformation; afterwards, Lutheran women's collegiate foundation c.1250-1529 ; 1529-nk
Hemmingstedt PrioryHemmingstedtBlessed Virgin MaryBenedictine nuns; Franciscan friars1503-17 ; 1517-18
Franciscan Friary, HusumHusumFranciscan friarsc.1494-after 1527
Dominican Priory, HusumHusumDominican friarsshortly before 1466-tbe
Itzehoe Abbey ItzehoeBlessed Virgin Mary?order; survived Reformation as a Lutheran women's collegiate foundation founded in Ivenfleth in 1230, moved to Itzehoe 1256; 1256-1538, nuns; 1541 to present, Damenstift
Kiel FriaryKielBlessed Virgin MaryFranciscan friarsc.1240-1530
Kuddewörde FriaryKuddewördeWilhelmite friars1495/97-c.1525
St. John's Abbey, LübeckLübeckSaint John the EvangelistBenedictine double monastery, later Benedictine nuns; Cistercian nuns; women's collegiate foundation1177-1231: Benedictine double monastery, later Benedictine nuns; transferred to Cismar; 1246-1575: Cistercian nuns; 1575-1806: women's collegiate foundation
St. Catherine's Priory, LübeckLübeckSaint CatherineFranciscan friars1225-1531
St. Mary Magdalene's Priory, Lübeck LübeckSaint Mary MagdaleneDominican friars1227/29-1532
St. Anne's Priory, LübeckLübeckSaint AnneAugustinian canonesses1502/05-1532
St. Michael's Priory, LübeckLübeckSaint MichaelSisters of the Common Lifebefore 1451-1557
Lunden FriaryLundenFranciscan friars1516-32
Marienwohlde Abbeynear MöllnBridgettine double monastery1413-1558
Meldorf PrioryMeldorfBlessed Virgin MaryDominican friars1378-1540
Mohrkirchen HospitalMohrkirchSaint AnthonyHospital Brothers of St. Anthony1391-1535 at Mohrkirch
Neumünster PrioryNeumünsterBlessed Virgin MaryAugustinian Canonsc.1125/27-c.1330
Priory of the Sisters of the Common Life, NeumünsterNeumünsterSisters of the Common Life1498-1570
Neustadt PrioryNeustadtSaint AnneSisters of the Common Lifec.1245/50-1537
Nütschau Priory, or St. Ansgar's Priory TravenbrückSaint AnsgarBenedictine monksfounded 1951 as a dependent house of Gerleve Abbey; independent priory from 1975
Plön PrioryPlönBlessed Virgin Mary and the Ten Thousand MartyrsSisters of the Common Life1468-1578
Preetz Priory PreetzBlessed Virgin Mary and Saint JohnBenedictine nuns; Lutheran women's collegiate foundation c.1210/12-1542: Benedictine nuns; 1542 to the present: Damenstift
St. George's Abbey on the Hill, Ratzeburg RatzeburgSaint GeorgeBenedictine monks; became a hospital in the 13th centuryearly 11th century-1066; c. 1145-Reformation
Abbey of St. Mary and St. John, RatzeburgRatzeburgBlessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the EvangelistPremonstratensian Canons; secular college1154-1504: Premonstratensian Canons; 1504-1566: secular college
Reinbek AbbeyReinbekSaint Mary MagdaleneCistercian nuns1226/29-1529
Reinfeld AbbeyReinfeldBlessed Virgin MaryCistercian monks1186/90-1582
Rüde AbbeyGlücksburgCistercian monks1209/10-after 1557 ; transferred from Guldholm Abbey
St. John's Priory, Schleswig SchleswigSaint John the Baptist; later also Saint John the EvangelistBenedictine nuns; Lutheran women's collegiate foundation 1st half of the 13th century-1542: Benedictine nuns; 1542 to the present: Damenstift
St. Michael's Abbey, Schleswig SchleswigSaint MichaelBenedictine monksbefore 1140-1192
St. Paul's Priory, Schleswig SchleswigSaint PaulFranciscan friars1234-1528/29
St. Mary Magdalene's Priory, Schleswig SchleswigSaint Mary MagdaleneDominican friars1235-1528/29
Segeberg AbbeyBad SegebergBlessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the EvangelistAugustinian Canons1134 -1564/66
Uetersen Priory UetersenBlessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Apostle, Saint Bartholomew and the Holy CrossCistercian nuns; Lutheran women's collegiate foundation 1234/35-1555: Cistercian nuns; 1555 to the present: Damenstift