Freistroff
Title
Freistroff
Also Known As
Freisdorf, Freistorf
Dates
Founded in ca. 1130; Premonstratensian in 1190s?; Cistercian from ca. 1208; dissolved 18th c.
Dedication
Gangolphus, Mary
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
In ca. 1130, Wéry II and Adélaïde, lord and lady of Walcourt, founded a monastery at Freistroff, which was home to Cistercian nuns by 1147.
Around the turn of the 13th century, Freistroff appears to have been briefly occupied by a group of Premonstratensian men from Metz and Justemont, on the initiative of Bertram, bishop of Metz. This period of the abbey's history is obscure.
From 1208, Freistroff was once more a Cistercian community. The abbey was suppressed at the Revolution and the remains of the monastic complex were destroyed during World War Two.
Around the turn of the 13th century, Freistroff appears to have been briefly occupied by a group of Premonstratensian men from Metz and Justemont, on the initiative of Bertram, bishop of Metz. This period of the abbey's history is obscure.
From 1208, Freistroff was once more a Cistercian community. The abbey was suppressed at the Revolution and the remains of the monastic complex were destroyed during World War Two.
Status
Abbey
Reference
Image Credit
Freistroff as shown on the Cassini Map, 18th century.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Freistroff,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/752.