Erimókastro

Title

Erimókastro

Also Known As

Erimokastron, Hermokastron, Thespies

Dates

Founded 1212; dissolved later 13th c.?

Affiliation

Brindisi

Medieval Diocese

Thebes

History

A short-lived and poorly documented community. It was founded around 1212 by Premonstratensians from Brindisi on land given by the knight Nicholas I of Saint-Omer, an act confirmed by Innocent III. 

Some ruins on the outskirts of the modern town of Thespiai have been tentatively suggested to be a tower/church complex associated with the Premonstratensians, on stylistic grounds.

Status

Abbey

Files

Citation

“Erimókastro,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/737.

Geolocation