Berentrop
Title
Berentrop
Also Known As
Berlingtorp, Bertelinctorpe, Bertelndorf, Bertlindorf, Marienwald, Silva Sanctae Mariae Virginis
Dates
Founded 1220; dissolved 1356
Dedication
Mary; Peter
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Berentrop was founded according to tradition ca. 1164 under the patronage of the knightly family of Ardey (Ardeia), and certainly by 1220. It was perhaps a double monastery initially. From 1324, Berentrop had a prior instead of a provost; from the 1350s, it was a dependent parish church on Scheda and home to a single brother.
By the 1660s, the church was in use by a Lutheran congregation. Much of the building complex was destroyed by fire in 1815.
(This place has often been confused with the late medieval fortified church at Berndorf.)
By the 1660s, the church was in use by a Lutheran congregation. Much of the building complex was destroyed by fire in 1815.
(This place has often been confused with the late medieval fortified church at Berndorf.)
Heads of Community
Provosts
Ludolf, fl. 1220
Volkwin, fl. 1231
Bruno, 1254-1255
Adam, 1271-1278
Priors
Lubertus, fl. 1324
Ludolf, fl. 1220
Volkwin, fl. 1231
Bruno, 1254-1255
Adam, 1271-1278
Priors
Lubertus, fl. 1324
Status
Priory
Archival Sources
Münster, Landesarchiv Nordrhein Westfalen
Amc.Amc.Ak - 325 (1572-1676)
D 116 u, no. 131 (1536)
D 116, Akten, no. XI.3 (1660s)
Amc.Amc.Ak - 325 (1572-1676)
D 116 u, no. 131 (1536)
D 116, Akten, no. XI.3 (1660s)
Reference
Bibliography
Kohl, Rolf Dieter. “Kloster Berentrop bei Neuenrade und seine wechselvolle Geschichte.” Die Schelle, December 2011. https://www.yumpu.com/de/document/read/5880450/kloster-berentrop-bei-neuenrade-und-seine-die-schelle.
Potthoff, Marie-Theres. “Berentrop. Prämonstratenser.” In Westfälisches Klosterbuch. Lexikon der vor 1815 errichteten Stifte und Klöster von ihrer Gründung bis zur Aufhebung, vol. 1, edited by Karl Hengst, 67–70. Quellen und Forschungen zur Kirchen- und Religionsgeschichte 2. Münster: Aschendorffsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1992.
Waltermann, Josef. “Berentrop.” Der Märker. Landeskundliche Zeitschrift für den Bereich der ehem. Grafschaft Mark und den Märkischen Kreis 4 (1955): 55–59.
———. “Berentrop bei Neuenrade.” Süderland. Heimatblatt für den südlichen Teil der Grafschaft Mark 13 (1935): 75–79.
Image Credit
View towards Stift Berentrop, 2009. Wikimedia.
Last Updated
Oct. 2026.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Berentrop,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/505.
Geolocation
Item Relations
| This Item | DependentOn | Item: Scheda |