Pingjum

Title

Pingjum

Also Known As

't Zand, Klooster op het Zand, Opsant, Penjum, Proostdij op het Zant, Sandt Proestie binnen Boelszwaerdt, Vinea Domini, Witte Heeren op het Zand, Wyngaard des Heeren

Dates

Founded ca. 1266; moved to Bolsward, 1509

Dedication

Mary

Affiliation

Lidlum

Medieval Diocese

Utrecht

Circary

Frisia

History

The Premonstratensian house of Pingjum was founded ca. 1266. In 1509, the community transferred to Bolsward.

Heads of Community

Priors

Wybrand Wobbinga, 1344-1347
Joannes, fl. 1375
Joricus Ethana, ?-1432
Sibrandus Lamberti, 1432-?
Wesselus, 1468-1470
Petrus Valck, ?-1492
Johannes, fl. 1496
Crecko (or Gerko?), fl. ca. 1500
Tiepko, ca. 1505-1510

Status

Priory

Files

Collection

Frisia

Citation

“Pingjum,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/243.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Lidlum