Nagykökényes
Title
Nagykökényes
Also Known As
Chuchas, Chuchnis, Chucnis, Csauka, Csaukas, Kekynes, Kukenis, Kukenus, Kukynis, Kukynus, Kwokenyesmonostora, Kökényes, Kökényesmonostora
Dates
Founded 12th c.; dissolved by 1596
Dedication
Nicholas?
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
A priory founded in the later 12th century by the Kökényes-Radnót kindred. The priory is mentioned for the last time in the documentary record in 1428.
The community of Nagykökényes had disappeared by 1596, when Turkish forces robbed out the stones from the priory's church in order to build a defensive fortification. No ruins survive today.
The community of Nagykökényes had disappeared by 1596, when Turkish forces robbed out the stones from the priory's church in order to build a defensive fortification. No ruins survive today.
Heads of Community
Priors
Briccius, fl. 1332
Johannes, fl. 1368
Briccius, fl. 1332
Johannes, fl. 1368
Status
Priory
Reference
Bibliography
Horvath, A. “De praepositura Ordinis Praemonstratensis de Kökényes in Hungaria.” Analecta Praemonstratensia 3, no. 3 (1927): 322–26. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015036708330?urlappend=%3Bseq=466%3Bownerid=2294355-356.
Mezey, Alice. “Az Árpád-kori kökényesi premontrei prépostság épületmaradványai barokk falakban.” Hatvani Kalendárium 24 (2022): 62–69.
Milligan, Mark. “Monastic Mystery of the Premonstratensian Provostship of Nagykökényes Solved.” HeritageDaily - Archaeology News, June 22, 2026. https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/06/monastic-mystery-of-the-premonstratensian-provostship-of-nagykokenyes-solved/158416.
Last Updated
Oct. 2026.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Nagykökényes,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/666.