Nyíradony

Title

Nyíradony

Also Known As

Adon, Adony, Adonymonostora, Csudany, Monostoradony, Odon, Ouda

Dates

Founded 1245-1260; dissolved 16th c.

Dedication

Mary

Affiliation

Váradhegyfok; from 14th c., Leles

Medieval Diocese

Oradea Mare

Circary

Hungary

History

The priory of Nyíradony was founded in the mid-13th century by a member of the Gutkeled kindred. It was never a large or prosperous community, and for economic reasons was suppressed in the 16th century.

Heads of Community

Priors

Benedict, 1381-1383
Thomas, fl. 1435
Damian, fl. 1451
Andreas, fl. 1465
Antonius, ?-1489
Clemens, fl. aft. 1489

Status

Priory

Bibliography

Kozák, Károly. “A nyíradonyi premontrei prépostság 1936-ban feltárt maradványai.” Debreceni Déri Múzeum Évkönyve, 1974, 267–82. https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/MEGY_HAJB_DERI_1974/?pg=272.

Oszvald, Aristid. “Praepositura de Adony ordinis Praemonstratensis in Hungaria.” Analecta Praemonstratensia 27 (1951): 102–10.

Files

Collection

Hungary

Citation

“Nyíradony,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/222.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Váradhegyfok
This Item DependentOn Item: Leles