Csút
Title
Csút
Also Known As
Cheth, Chewth, Chut, Chuth, Chyth, Csőt, Insula Schuti, Schut, Schutt
Dates
Founded 1264; Paulines from 1475; dissolved ca. 1525
Dedication
Eustace
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
The priory of Csút was founded by Bela IV, King of Hungary, in 1264 on a site on an island in the Danube on the southern edge of Budapest. Despite its royal connections, this was never a large or wealthy house.
In 1475, Sixtus IV gave it to the Hermits of St Paul (Pauline Order), and it was likely abandoned as a monastic site by 1526. The ruins of the monastic complex, once located on the eastern edge of the island, are likely lost to riverine erosion.
In 1475, Sixtus IV gave it to the Hermits of St Paul (Pauline Order), and it was likely abandoned as a monastic site by 1526. The ruins of the monastic complex, once located on the eastern edge of the island, are likely lost to riverine erosion.
Heads of Community
Priors
Jacobus, fl. 1364
Mathias, fl. 1388
Jacobus, fl. 1364
Mathias, fl. 1388
Status
Priory
Archival Sources
Bibliography
Galuska, Tünde. “Szent Euszták és vértanú társai prépostság | Háros-sziget, Budapest XXII.” A pálos rend építészeti emlékei (blog), 2018. http://www.palosepiteszet.hu/budapest-es-kornyekenek-palos-kolostorai/csut/.
Mezey, László. “Csútmonostor alapítástörténete és első oklevelei (1264—1271).” Tanulmanyok Budapest multjabol 15 (1963): 7–42. http://epa.oszk.hu/02100/02120/00015/pdf/ORSZ_BPTM_TBM_15_007.pdf.
Oszvald, Arisztid. “Hol feküdt a csúti premontrei monostor?” Turul 50 (1936): 6–11. https://www.arcanum.com/hu/online-kiadvanyok/Turul-turul-1883-1950-1/1936-1736B/1936-12-1736C/hol-fekudt-a-csuti-premontrei-monostor-17390/.
PestBuda. “Egy IV. Béla által alapított monostor maradványait találhatták meg a régészek a Háros-szigetnél,” July 15, 2022. https://pestbuda.hu/cikk/20220715_egy_iv_bela_altal_alapitott_monostor_maradvanyait_talalhattak_meg_a_regeszek_a_haros_szigetnel.
Pulszky Társaság – Magyar Múzeumi Egyesület. “Premontrei monostor maradványait találhatták meg a Háros-sziget mentén.” Magyar Múzeumok, July 16, 2022. https://magyarmuzeumok.hu/cikk/premontrei-monostor-maradvanyait-talalhattak-meg-a-haros-sziget-menten.
Image Credit
Map showing Háros island, with likely monastic ruins on the east side, 1778. Hungaricana.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Csút,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/452.