This is a list of Christian religious houses in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, including Hamburg and Lübeck,but not including the famous Cistercian monastery, Lügum Abbey, now Løgum Abbey, which was situated at Lügumkloster in North Schleswig, and is thus in Denmark 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 (Itzehoe, Preetz, Uetersen and St. John's, Schleswig), which became Protestant collegiate foundations for noblewomen, and still survive today.
Religious houseLocationDedicationOrderNotesAhrensbök CharterhouseAhrensbökBlessed Virgin MaryCarthusians1397-1542BéguinagesHamburg, Lübeck, Neumünster, Neustadt and PlönBeguinesvariousBordesholm Priory or ProvostryBordesholmBlessed Virgin MaryAugustinian Canonsc.1326/30-1566; moved here from Neumünster Cathedral chapters see Lübeck, Ratzeburg and SchleswigCismar Abbeynear GrömitzBlessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the EvangelistBenedictine monks1231-1561; transferred from St. John's Abbey, LübeckFlensburg FriaryFlensburgSaint CatherineFranciscan friars1232/33 or 1263–1528 Magdalenenhof (extant)Geistliche Familie vom Heiligen Blut: Niederlassungen Flensburg Dienerinnen vom Heiligen Blut (Ancillae Sanctissimi Sanguinis) established after 2009 Guldholm AbbeyGlücksburgBenedictine monks1191/92-1209/10; transferred from St Michael's Abbey, Schleswig; transferred to Rüde AbbeySt. Mary Magdalene's Priory, HamburgHamburgSaint Mary MagdaleneFranciscan friars1236/39-1529St. John's Priory, HamburgHamburgSaint JohnDominican friarsc.1236-1529Harvestehude PrioryHarvestehudeBlessed Virgin MaryCistercian nuns until the Reformation; afterwards, Lutheran women's collegiate foundation (Damenstift)c.1250-1529 (Cistercian nuns); 1529-nk [after 1837] (Damenstift)Hemmingstedt PrioryHemmingstedtBlessed Virgin MaryBenedictine nuns; Franciscan friars1503-17 (Benedictine nuns); 1517-18 (Franciscan friars)Franciscan Friary, HusumHusum Castle was built on the siteHusumFranciscan friarsc.1494-after 1527Dominican Priory, HusumHusumDominican friarsshortly before 1466-tbeItzehoe Abbey (extant)ItzehoeBlessed Virgin Mary?order; survived Reformation as a Lutheran women's collegiate foundation (Damenstift)founded in Ivenfleth in 1230, moved to Itzehoe 1256; 1256–1538, nuns; 1541 to present, DamenstiftKiel FriaryKielBlessed Virgin MaryFranciscan friarsc.1240-1530Haus Damiano (extant)Haus Damiano KielFranziskanerinnen zu Münster St. Mauritz: KielKielFranziskanerinnen zu Münster St. Mauritz established 2003; previously in Projensdorf 1994, then in Haus Michael until 2003Kuddewörde FriaryKuddewördeWilhelmite friars1495/97-c.1525St. 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 foundationnow the Gymnasium JohanneumSt. Catherine's Priory, LübeckLübeckSaint CatherineFranciscan friars1225-1531St. Mary Magdalene's Priory, Lübeck (or Burgkloster"castle monastery", because of its location near the castle)LübeckSaint Mary MagdaleneDominican friars1227/29-1532St. Anne's Priory, LübeckLübeckSaint AnneAugustinian nuns1502/05-1532St. Michael's Priory, LübeckLübeckSaint MichaelSisters of the Common Lifebefore 1451–1557Lunden FriaryLundenFranciscan friars1516-32Marienwohlde Abbeynear MöllnBridgettine double monastery1413-1558the remaining assets were appropriated by the Duke of Saxe-Lauenberg in 1558, but the premises had already been destroyed in 1534Meldorf PrioryMeldorfBlessed Virgin MaryDominican friars1378-1540Mohrkirchen Hospital or PreceptoryMohrkirchSaint AnthonyHospital Brothers of St. Anthony1391-1535 at Mohrkirch (conventionally, the monastery is known in German as Mohrkirchen, but the town as MohrkirchNeumünster Priory NeumünsterBlessed Virgin MaryAugustinian Canonsc.1125/27-c.1330 (transferred to Bordesholm)Priory of the Sisters of the Common Life, NeumünsterNeumünsterSisters of the Common Life1498-1570Neustadt PrioryNeustadtSaint AnneSisters of the Common Lifec.1245/50-1537Nütschau Priory, or St. Ansgar's Priory (extant)Travenbrück Saint AnsgarBenedictine monksfounded 1951 as a dependent house of Gerleve Abbey; independent priory from 1975Plön PrioryPlönBlessed Virgin Mary and the Ten Thousand MartyrsSisters of the Common Life 1468-1578 Preetz Priory (extant)PreetzBlessed Virgin Mary and Saint JohnBenedictine nuns; Lutheran women's collegiate foundation (Damenstift)c.1210/12the nunnery occupied several sites in the vicinity of Preetz before settling at the present location in 1261-1542: Benedictine nuns; 1542 to the present: DamenstiftSt. George's Abbey on the Hill, Ratzeburg (Kloster St. Georg auf dem Berge)St. George's was the predecessor of the bishopric of RatzeburgRatzeburgSaint GeorgeBenedictine monks; became a hospital in the 13th centuryearly 11th century-1066; c. 1145-ReformationAbbey of St. Mary and St. John, RatzeburgRatzeburgBlessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the EvangelistPremonstratensian Canons; secular canonsRatzeburg Cathedral chapter - 1154-1504: Premonstratensian Canons; 1504-1566: secular canonsReinbek AbbeyReinbekSaint Mary MagdaleneCistercian nuns1226/29-1529Stift St Adolf (extant)Schwestern von der hl. Elisabeth: ReinbekReinbekSisters of Saint Elizabethestablished 1883Reinfeld AbbeyReinfeldBlessed Virgin MaryCistercian monks1186/90-1582Rüde AbbeyGlücksburgCistercian monks1209/10-after 1557 (demolished 1582); transferred from Guldholm AbbeySt. John's Priory, Schleswig (extant) (Schleswig St. Johannis)SchleswigSaint John the Baptist; later also Saint John the EvangelistBenedictine nuns; Lutheran women's collegiate foundation (Damenstift)1st half of the 13th century-1542: Benedictine nuns; 1542 to the present: DamenstiftSt. Michael's Abbey, Schleswig (Schleswig St. Michaelis)SchleswigSaint MichaelBenedictine monksbefore 1140–1192St. Paul's Priory, Schleswig (Schleswig St. Paul, also known as the Graukloster or "Greyfriars")SchleswigSaint PaulFranciscan friars1234-1528/29St. Mary Magdalene's Priory, Schleswig (Schleswig St. Maria Magdalena)SchleswigSaint Mary MagdaleneDominican friars1235-1528/29Segeberg Priory or ProvostryBad SegebergBlessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the EvangelistAugustinian Canons1134 (re-settled in 1155)-1564/66Konvent ListSteyler Missionsschwestern: Nach elf Jahren Abschied von SyltSyltSteyler Missionary SistersAugustinian Canons2008–2019Uetersen Priory (extant) UetersenBlessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Apostle, Saint Bartholomew and the Holy CrossCistercian nuns; Lutheran women's collegiate foundation (Damenstift)1234/35-1555: Cistercian nuns; 1555 to the present: Damenstift
See also List of Christian monasteries in Brandenburg List of Christian monasteries in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 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 Denmark
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Sources Klöster in Schleswig-Holstein Klöster, Stifte und Konvente in Schleswig-Holstein und Hamburg