Kuzemer
Title
Kuzemer
Also Known As
Campus Stae. Mariae, Cuessmer, Cuisemer, Cusemar, Cusemaria, Kuijsemer, Kusemer, Kuysemer, Kuysmer, Kuzemerklooster, Luzemer, Marias Poort
Dates
Founded by 1287; dissolved 1584/94
Dedication
Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Kuzemer was a small Premonstratensian women's community, founded by 1287. Around that time there were 60 members of the community. The sisters ran a school.
Monastic life at Kuzemer came to an end with the Reformation. The monastic complex was soon robbed out for building stone, although some partial ruins were visible for some time and Rijkkens in the mid-19th century was able to sketch the layout of the site. Nothing remains today.
Monastic life at Kuzemer came to an end with the Reformation. The monastic complex was soon robbed out for building stone, although some partial ruins were visible for some time and Rijkkens in the mid-19th century was able to sketch the layout of the site. Nothing remains today.
Heads of Community
Prioresses
Grietje Tonnis, fl. 1590
Priors
Alardus, fl. 1385
Foke, fl. 1426
Sebastian van Hulst, fl. bef. 1474
Werner, 1480-1489
Gerard I Zandis, 1528-1531
Gerard II Murlinck, fl. 1556
Grietje Tonnis, fl. 1590
Priors
Alardus, fl. 1385
Foke, fl. 1426
Sebastian van Hulst, fl. bef. 1474
Werner, 1480-1489
Gerard I Zandis, 1528-1531
Gerard II Murlinck, fl. 1556
Status
Women's community
Reference
Bibliography
Buursma, Albert. “De bijna vergeten ‘witte nonnen’ van Kuzemer.” De verhalen van Groningen, 2020. https://www.deverhalenvangroningen.nl/alle-verhalen/de-bijna-vergeten-witte-nonnen-van-kuzemer.
Colpa, Joan. “Het klooster Cusemer.” Groninger Volksalmanak, 1990, 17–27.
Exaltus, R.P. Gemeente Grootegast : terreinen Klokkenstoel en Premonstratenzer klooster : archeologisch onderzoek. Amsterdam: RAAP Archeologisch Adviesbureau, 1998.
Naarding, J. “Kuzemer.” Driemaandelijkse bladen, New Series, 13 (62 1861): 9–12.
Rijkens, J.G. “Beknopte oudheidkundige verhandeling over het klooster Kusemer.” Almanak ter bevordering van kennis en goeden smaak 9 (1840): 1–27. https://books.google.com/books?id=kfNTAAAAcAAJ.
Schrijer, E. “Begeleiding van graafwerkzaamheden op ’t Kloosterterrein in Oldekerk, Groningen.” ADC Archeoprojecten. Amersfoort, 2003.
T. “Naar Veenklooster! Maagdenroof uit het convent te Cusemer.” Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, August 10, 1940. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011024313:mpeg21:a0282.
Image Credit
"Cusemaer" as shown in a detail from Joan Blaeu, "Groninga Dominium" (1665). David Rumsey Map Collection.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Kuzemer,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/109.