Baijum

Title

Baijum

Also Known As

Baaium, Baayum, Baeijum, Bajom, Bajum, Baym, Bayom, Bayum, Bayummer Convent, Bergum, Monnekebayum, Monnikenbayum, Mons. S. Michaelis, Munnekebaym, Sint-Michaelsberg, Sint-Michielsberg, Winsum

Dates

Founded by 1186; dissolved 1580

Dedication

Michael

Affiliation

Lidlum

Medieval Diocese

Utrecht

Circary

Frisia

History

Baijum was founded ca. 1186 by Simka and her son Ulboldo with the assistance of the abbot of Lidlum. Its church was consecrated in 1256.

The community at Baijum was suppressed in 1580, and the monastic complex was demolished shortly afterwards.

Heads of Community

Priors

Jacob Zelandus, ?-1488
Petrus Valck, 1488-?
Henricus, fl. 1490s
Jan Keppel, fl. ca. 1518
Joachim Doesborch, fl. ca. 1553

Status

Women's community

Bibliography

Mol, Johannes A. “Een premonstratenzer landschap in Friesland: het ‘imperium’ van Lidlum en Monnikebajum ruimtelijk bezien.” In Norbertijner Abdij-economie en Landschap, edited by Herman Janssens, 31–51. Bijdragen van de contactdag 14. Averbode: s.n., 2006.

Last Updated

Oct. 2026.

Files

Collection

Frisia

Citation

“Baijum,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/53.

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Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Lidlum