Morra

Title

Morra

Also Known As

Templum Domini, Waard, Waerd, Warde, Weard, Weerd, Werde, Wert

Dates

Founded 1238; dissolved 1580

Dedication

Mary?

Affiliation

Dokkum

Medieval Diocese

Utrecht

Circary

Frisia

History

The origins of Morra are obscure, but it likely branched off from the Premonstratensian community at Dokkum in the early 13th century. It appears to have been a prosperous house.

Morra was pillaged and burned in 1569, and finally suppressed in 1580. Some ruins were still visible in the 18th century, but nothing remains at the site today.

Heads of Community

Priors

Reyner, fl. 1447
Gisbert fl. 1494
Inne, fl. 1543
Arnold Dokkum, fl. 1580

Status

Women's community

Archival Sources

Leeuwarden, Tresoar

232-27 (16th c.; Finding Aid)

Bibliography

Dolista, Karel. “Die Anfänge des Frauenstiftes Weerd in Friesland.” Analecta Praemonstratensia 32 (1956): 60–68.

Image Credit

"Het Vrouwenklooster Weerdt", 1723. Wikimedia.

Files

Collection

Frisia

Citation

“Morra,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/337.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Dokkum