Nijenklooster bij den Dam

Title

Nijenklooster bij den Dam

Also Known As

Campus Rosarum, Delfzijl, Jukwerd, Nien Cloester by den Damme, Novum Claustrum, Nyeklooster by Appingedam, Romerswerp, Rozenwerf

Dates

Founded 1211; dissolved 1584/94

Dedication

Mary

Affiliation

Bloemhof

Medieval Diocese

Münster

Circary

Frisia

History

A dependant house of the Premonstratensian abbey of Bloemhof. Its church was consecrated in 1286. Nijenklooster was known for its school. In 1350, it was badly affected by plague.

When it was suppressed, in 1594, Nijenklooster was home to 11 sisters. The monastic complex was demolished ca. 1600, and there is nothing visible at the site today.

Not to be confused with Nijenklooster in de Marne.

Heads of Community

Prioresses

Enka, 1458-66
Heyle, fl. 1502
Cornelia Cornelis, fl. 1590s

Priors

Peter, 1458-1466
Johan Boemel, ?-1479
Willem, fl. 1502
Henricus Joannis, fl. 1571
Hieronymus Bolswardiensis, 1577-1579

Status

Women's community, priory

Bibliography

M., J. “Kloosterlingen brachten Groningen in cultuur: Het Nijeklooster bij Appingedam.” Ons Noorden, February 9, 1952. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMRHCG04:235385054:mpeg21:a00024.

Rijkens, J.G. “Romeswerf-Rozenkamp nu Nieuwenklooster.” Almanak ter bevordering van kennis en goeden smaak 7 (1834): 43–53. https://books.google.com/books?id=IvNTAAAAcAAJ&pg=RA2-PA43.

Stöver, J., and M. Van der Heiden. “Boren aan de rand van Nijenklooster in Holwierde (gemeente Delfzijl).” Beknopte Rapportage Archeologische Monumentenzor. Amersfoort, 2016. https://www.cultureelerfgoed.nl/binaries/cultureelerfgoed/documenten/publicaties/2017/01/01/boren-aan-de-rand-van-nijenklooster-in-holwierde-gemeente-delfzijl/rce-bram-26-nijenklooster-holwierde.pdf.

Image Credit

View towards the former site of the monastery, 2011. Wikimedia.

Files

Collection

Frisia

Citation

“Nijenklooster bij den Dam,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/725.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Bloemhof