Gerkesklooster
Title
Gerkesklooster
Also Known As
Gerka, Gerkeskleaster, Gerrici coenobium, Gherkescloester, Jeruzalem
Dates
Founded 1240; Cistercian from ca. 1244; dissolved 1580
Dedication
Mary?
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
In ca. 1240, Gerco (or Gerricus) Harkema gave land at Wigrarathorpe on which to found a religious community. For a brief period, Gerkesklooster was a priory dependent on the Premonstratensian abbey of Marienweerd. It was likely a double house.
In 1244, Gerkesklooster became a Cistercian community, and survived until the 16th century.
In 1244, Gerkesklooster became a Cistercian community, and survived until the 16th century.
Status
Priory
Reference
Bibliography
Andreae, Arnoldus Johannes. Het klooster “Jerusalem” of het Gerkesklooster: eene bydrage tot de geschiedenis der kloosters in Friesland. Kollum: J. Engelsma Mebius, 1890. https://books.google.com/books?id=pApWAAAAcAAJ.
Image Credit
View of the remains of the monastic complex of Gerkesklooster. Jacobus Stellingwerff, "Tekening van de hervormde kerk van Gerkesklooster" (1722). Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Gerkesklooster,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/327.