Váradhegyfok
Title
Váradhegyfok
Also Known As
Dealul Orãzii, Großwardein, Magnovaradinum, Nagyvárad, Oradea, Oradea Mare, S. Stephanus in Promontorio, S. Stephanus in Ungaria, Váradelőhegy, Velký Varadín, Warasdin
Dates
Founded 12th c.; Carthusian from 1494; Premonstratensian from 1705; dissolved 1787
Dedication
Stephen
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
According to tradition, the Premonstratensian community of Váradhegyfok was founded by Stephen I. It is poorly documented, but it appears to have been a prosperous house in the High Middle Ages. It became a Carthusian house from 1494.
The Premonstratensians re-established a house in Oradea in 1705. It was suppressed in 1787.
The Premonstratensians re-established a house in Oradea in 1705. It was suppressed in 1787.
Heads of Community
Priors
Drogo, fl. 12th c.
Tobias, fl. 12th c.
Bata
Andreas
Petrus
Jonas, fl. 1209
Philippus, 1219-1224
Warinus, fl. 13th c.
Petrus, fl. 1252
Johannes, 1264-1286
Jacobus, 1294-1301
Martinus, 1301-1309
Jacobus, fl. 1310
Martinus, 1313-1318
Jacobus, 1319-1326
Petrus, 1326-1339
Dominicus, fl. 1371
Sylvester, 1390-1396
Antonius, 1407-1418
Johannes, 1423-1424
Blasius, 1425-1435
Stephanus, 1453-1455
Petrus Crucifer, 1456-1469
Georgius, 1469-1484
Nicolaus de Alagh, 1485-1494
Drogo, fl. 12th c.
Tobias, fl. 12th c.
Bata
Andreas
Petrus
Jonas, fl. 1209
Philippus, 1219-1224
Warinus, fl. 13th c.
Petrus, fl. 1252
Johannes, 1264-1286
Jacobus, 1294-1301
Martinus, 1301-1309
Jacobus, fl. 1310
Martinus, 1313-1318
Jacobus, 1319-1326
Petrus, 1326-1339
Dominicus, fl. 1371
Sylvester, 1390-1396
Antonius, 1407-1418
Johannes, 1423-1424
Blasius, 1425-1435
Stephanus, 1453-1455
Petrus Crucifer, 1456-1469
Georgius, 1469-1484
Nicolaus de Alagh, 1485-1494
Status
Priory; later abbey
Archival Sources
Reference
Bibliography
Gross, Lidia. “Locuri de adeverire din spațiul transilvan (secolele XIII-XVI). Studiu de caz: conventul premonstratens din Dealul Orăzii.” Anuarul Institutului de Istorie »George Bariţiu« - Series HISTORICA - Supliment LVIII (2019): 107–47. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=811634.
———. “Transfer de proprietate și autentificare: moșia Eriu Sâncrai și conventul din Dealul Orăzii în prima jumătate a secolului al XIV-lea.” Anuarul Institutului de Istorie »George Bariţiu« - Series HISTORICA LVIII, no. 58 (2019): 245–56. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=798917.
Szépkuthy, Tamás. “Die St. Stephan-Propstei der Prämonstratenser-Chorherren im Wardeiner Vorgebirge (Váradhegyfok).” In Kirche - Staat - Nation : eine Geschichte der katholischen Kirche Siebenbürgens vom Mittelalter bis zum frühen 20. Jahrhundert, edited by Joachim Bahlcke and Krista Zach, 479–87. Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Deutsche Kultur und Geschichte Südosteuropas. Münich: IKGS Verlag, 2007.
Image Credit
Georg Hoefnagel, "Varadinum, volgo Gros Wardein, Transsilvaniae oppidum" (17th c.). Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Váradhegyfok,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/227.
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