Bäckaskog
Title
Bäckaskog
Also Known As
Bacchesgogense monasterium, Backkoeskogh, Baechiascough, Baekkeskov, Bakkescogh, Balkiaschog, Balkiaschogg, Bekeschow, Bekkeschov, Bekkeskough, Boekkiaeschough, Boekkiaskogh, Marieskog, Saltus S. Mariae
Dates
Founded ca. 1250; dissolved 1537
Dedication
Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
The abbey of Bäckaskog was established in the 13th century. In 1348, Magnus Eriksson, king of Sweden, confirmed the abbey's possessions.
Bäckaskog was suppressed in 1537, and the site passed into private ownership. Today it is a hotel.
Bäckaskog was suppressed in 1537, and the site passed into private ownership. Today it is a hotel.
Heads of Community
Abbots
Adam?
Gilbert, fl. 1170?
Tobias, 1182-?
Thedricus, ?
Johannes, fl. 1241
Thedricus, fl. 1290
Petrus, fl. 1340
Michael, fl. 1343
Laurentius, fl. 1383
Johannes, fl. 1390
Olaf, fl. 1423
Jens Andersson, fl. 1443
Niels (or Nicolaus), fl. 1468
Niels Jeppson, 1509-1529
Petrus Thuesson, 1535-1537
Adam?
Gilbert, fl. 1170?
Tobias, 1182-?
Thedricus, ?
Johannes, fl. 1241
Thedricus, fl. 1290
Petrus, fl. 1340
Michael, fl. 1343
Laurentius, fl. 1383
Johannes, fl. 1390
Olaf, fl. 1423
Jens Andersson, fl. 1443
Niels (or Nicolaus), fl. 1468
Niels Jeppson, 1509-1529
Petrus Thuesson, 1535-1537
Status
Abbey
Archival Sources
Lund, Arkivcentrum Syd
SE/LLA/31372/9 (1379)
Uppsala, Uppsala Universitetsbibliotek
C 56 (Sermons, 15th c.)
SE/LLA/31372/9 (1379)
Uppsala, Uppsala Universitetsbibliotek
C 56 (Sermons, 15th c.)
Reference
AK: Den föreslagna tillbyggnaden sedd från Nordost (1868); Utkast till tillbyggnad (1868); Utkast till tillbyggnad vid nordvestra hörnet af hufudbyggnaden (1868); Utkast till tillbyggnad. Vestra Sidan (1868); Bäckaskog (1935); Bäckaskog (1935); Bäckaskog (1935); Bäckaskog (1935); Bäckaskog (1935); Bäckaskog (1935); Bäckaskog (1949)
Cottineau, I: cols. 248-249, col. 324
Hugo, I: 233-234; II: 731-732
MP, I: 266; III: 580
PAS: Church (exterior); church (exterior)
VW, 18
Cottineau, I: cols. 248-249, col. 324
Hugo, I: 233-234; II: 731-732
MP, I: 266; III: 580
PAS: Church (exterior); church (exterior)
VW, 18
Bibliography
Kockum, Jan. “Bäckaskog - a Norbertine Abbey in the Circary of Denmark and Norway.” In Glaube, Macht Und Pracht: Geistliche Gemeinschaften Des Ostseeraums Im Zeitalter Der Backsteingotik, edited by Oliver Auge, Felix Biermann, and Christofer Herrmann, 95–106. Archäologie Und Geschichte Im Ostseeraum. Rahden: Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH, 2009.
Mannerstråle, Carl-Filip. “Bäckaskog, klosterrester för gäster.” Skånes hembygdsförbunds årsbok, 1988, 84–88.
Image Credit
Exterior, 2007. Wikimedia.
Last Updated
Oct. 2026.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Bäckaskog,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/430.
Geolocation
Item Relations
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