Mariaroth
Title
Mariaroth
Also Known As
Diewelich, Mariae Rhode, Marienrode, Marienroth, Roidde, Royde
Dates
Founded 1131; dissolved 1794
Dedication
Mary
Affiliation
Floreffe; later Rommersdorf
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Mariaroth was founded by 1132. It was likely initially a double house, but for most of its history was home solely to Premonstratensian sisters.
While initially a wealthy house, it became more impoverished over the centuries. The monastic complex was twice badly damaged by fire during the early modern period.
Mariaroth was suppressed in 1794. Nothing remains of the monastic complex today.
While initially a wealthy house, it became more impoverished over the centuries. The monastic complex was twice badly damaged by fire during the early modern period.
Mariaroth was suppressed in 1794. Nothing remains of the monastic complex today.
Heads of Community
Prioresses
Jutta von Isenburg, fl. 1454
Jutta von Isenburg, fl. 1454
Status
Women's community
Archival Sources
Koblenz, Landeshauptarchiv Koblenz
Bestand 33, No. 3398, 001 (1334)
Bestand 33, no. 8819 (15th-18th c.)
Bestand 74, no. 18 (1280/1)
Bestand 112, no. 267 (1368)
Bestand 112, no. 547 (1516)
Bestand 136 (13th-18th c.)
Speyer, Landesarchiv Speyer
Bestand A 1, no. 383 (1347)
Bestand 33, No. 3398, 001 (1334)
Bestand 33, no. 8819 (15th-18th c.)
Bestand 74, no. 18 (1280/1)
Bestand 112, no. 267 (1368)
Bestand 112, no. 547 (1516)
Bestand 136 (13th-18th c.)
Speyer, Landesarchiv Speyer
Bestand A 1, no. 383 (1347)
Reference
Bibliography
Gondorf, Bernhard. “Mariaroth.” Heimatbuch Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz 4 (1985): 152–55.
Hardt, Albert. Das Kloster Rommersdorf (bei Neuwied) und dessen Tochterklöster Altenberg (bei Wetzlar), Dorlar (bei Wetzlar), Mariaroth (bei Waldesch), Retters (bei Königstein), Steinebach (bei Puderbach), Wülfersberg (bei Neuwied-Gladbach). Second Edition. Wiesbaden: A. Hardt, 2001.
Reitz, Georg. “Altes und Neues über das ehemalige Kloster Marienrod (Marienroth) bei Waldesch.” Rheinische Geschichtsblätter: Zeitschrift für Geschichte, Sprache und Altertümer des Mittel- und Niederrheins 9, no. 11/12 (1929).
———. “Altes und Neues über das ehemalige Kloster Marienrod (Marienroth) bei Waldesch.” Rheinische Geschichtsblätter 10, no. 1 (1930).
Scholz, Josef. “Das ehemalige Kloster Mariaroth und seine Beziehungen zu Waldesch.” Heimatbuch Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz 10 (1991): 100–107.
Simmert, Johannes. “Aus der Geschichte des Klosters Mariaroth.” Heimat-Jahrbuch für den Landkreis Koblenz 15 (1961): 47–49.
Image Credit
Approximate location of the former monastery, 2024. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Mariaroth,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/591.
Geolocation
Item Relations
| This Item | DependentOn | Item: Floreffe |
| This Item | DependentOn | Item: Rommersdorf |