Geleen

Title

Geleen

Also Known As

Opgeleen

Affiliation

Reichenstein

Medieval Diocese

Liège

Circary

Westphalia

History

A parish church dependent on the Premonstratensian house of Reichenstein. It was given to the abbey by Waleran de Fauquemont in 1272.

Heads of Community

Parish Priests

Wilhelm Gressenrich, fl. 1369
Nicolas Weigbart, fl. 1430
Barthelemy Wijshaus, fl. 1458
Adam de Rettenisse, fl. 1484
Gerard de Thurn, fl. 1502

Status

Parish church

Bibliography

Le courrier de la Meuse. “L’Ordre de Prémontré: Etude historique et archéologique. Origines—Grandeur—Décadence—Restauration. X. Geleen.” September 11, 1879. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMCC01:048236062:mpeg21:p00001.

Files

Collection

Westphalia

Citation

“Geleen,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/1101.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Reichenstein