Türje
Title
Türje
Also Known As
Churlee, Foerla, Gerlew, Ghurle, Gurla, Gurle, Jerleu, Jirle, Juhrle, Jurla, Jurle, Jurlew, Jurlye, Therle, Thulev, Thyrle, Trüe, Turle
Dates
Founded by 1230; dissolved ca. 1550; re-established 1720; dissolved 1785; re-established 1802; dissolved 1950
Dedication
Annunciation of Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
The Premonstratensian priory of Türje was founded by Dénes Szentgróti by 1230. His nephew, Fülöp Szentgróti, obtained significant privileges from the papacy for the monastery in the 1260s.
The brothers were expelled from Türje ca. 1550 as a result of the Reformation. The priory was re-established in 1720, but it was suppressed by Emperor Joseph II in 1785. In 1802, the Premonstratensians were allowed to return.
Türje was an independent abbey from then until 1950, when the Hungarian Communist regime. Today the former monastic complex is a retirement home.
The brothers were expelled from Türje ca. 1550 as a result of the Reformation. The priory was re-established in 1720, but it was suppressed by Emperor Joseph II in 1785. In 1802, the Premonstratensians were allowed to return.
Türje was an independent abbey from then until 1950, when the Hungarian Communist regime. Today the former monastic complex is a retirement home.
Heads of Community
Priors
Santhus, fl. 1264
A., fl. 1268
Johannes, fl. 1279
Nicolaus, fl. 1281
Martinus, fl. 1301
Johannes II, fl. 1303
Stephanus, fl. 1316
Blasius, fl. 1322
Michael, 1327-1338
Johannes III, fl. 1339
Petrus, fl. 1351
Johannes IV, fl. 1358
Simon de Therle, fl. 1438
Andreas, fl. 1451
Martinus, fl. 1550
Santhus, fl. 1264
A., fl. 1268
Johannes, fl. 1279
Nicolaus, fl. 1281
Martinus, fl. 1301
Johannes II, fl. 1303
Stephanus, fl. 1316
Blasius, fl. 1322
Michael, 1327-1338
Johannes III, fl. 1339
Petrus, fl. 1351
Johannes IV, fl. 1358
Simon de Therle, fl. 1438
Andreas, fl. 1451
Martinus, fl. 1550
Status
Priory
Archival Sources
Reference
BI: Interior; interior; capital; capital; capital; capital; capital; capital; capital; interior; inscription; interior; interior; interior; interior; interior; capital; interior; interior
Cottineau, I: col. 1163, II: col. 3232, II: col. 3234
EUscreen: Roman Catholic Parish Church of Türje
Fuxhoffer, II: 62-63
HNMAD: Türje, Premontrei templom és kolostor
Hugo, I: 673-674, 941-942
MP, I: 462-464
VW, 89, 301
Cottineau, I: col. 1163, II: col. 3232, II: col. 3234
EUscreen: Roman Catholic Parish Church of Türje
Fuxhoffer, II: 62-63
HNMAD: Türje, Premontrei templom és kolostor
Hugo, I: 673-674, 941-942
MP, I: 462-464
VW, 89, 301
Bibliography
József, Lángi. “A türjei premontrei prépostság templomának falkép-restaurátori kutatása.” In Ko kövön: David Ferenc 73. születésnapjára, edited by Edit Szentesi, Klára Mentényi, and Anna Simon, 1:459–74. Budapest: Vince Kiadó, 2013.
Kovács, Imre. A türjei Premontrei Prépostság története. Zalai gyűjtemény. Zalaegerszeg: Zala Megyei Levéltár, 1991.
Lángi, József, and Alice Mezey. “Beszámoló a türjei volt premontrei prépostsági tempolmban feltárst Szent László-legenda falképciklusról.” Műemlékvédelmi Szemle: Az Országos Műemléki Felügyelőség Tájékoztatója 5, no. 1–2 (1995): 133–42.
Mezey, Alice D. Türje – Premontrei prépostság. Tájak-Korok-Múzeumok Kiskönyvtára 429. Budapest: TKM Egyesület, 1999.
Nagy, Veronika, Tamás Horogszegi, and Gábor Gaylhoffer-Kovács. “A premontrei rend türjei temploma.” In 900 éves a premontrei rend : tanulmányok a rend magyarországi történetéről, kulturális és művelődéstörténeti jelentőségéről, edited by Anna Kara and Ágnes Kusler, 357–80. Gödöllő: Magyar Premontrei Cirkária, 2022.
Szakács, Béla Zsolt. “Tihanyi bencés apátsági templom; Türjei premontrei prépostsági templom.” In Magyar muvelodéstörténeti lexikon: középkor és kora újkor, edited by Peter Kőszeghy and Zsuzsanna Tamás, 12:50–53. Budapest: Balassi Kiadó, 2011.
Image Credit
An aerial view of Türje, 2008. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Türje,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/212.
Geolocation
Item Relations
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