Bytom
Title
Bytom
Also Known As
Beuthen
Dates
Founded by 13th c.; dissolved 16th c.
Dedication
Margaret
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
The church of St Margaret at Bytom is first mentioned at being in the possession of the Premonstratensians of Wroclaw in the early 13th century. In the 16th century, it became a Lutheran church.
Heads of Community
Priors
Hermann I of Liège, fl. 1271
Alberyk, fl. 1290
Engelberg, fl. 1293
Jan I Saxo, fl. 1308
Albert I, fl. 1317
Jan II, fl. 1318
Mikołaj, fl. 1324
Jan III of Pilzen
Hermann II, fl. 1354
Leonard, fl. 1365
Jan IV of Ziębic, fl. 1367
Stefan, fl. 1381
Jakub Czajpil, d. ca. 1408
Jan V Glesin, fl. 1408
Jan VI Hawenschilt, ?-1409
Piotr Borg, 1409-?
Andrzej Rugler, 1417-1426
Albert II, fl. 1426
Wawrzyniec I of Zytawy, ?-1442
Wawrzyniec II of Wroclaw, 1442-
Maciej of Bolkowa
Jan VII Hofemann, 1474
Hermann I of Liège, fl. 1271
Alberyk, fl. 1290
Engelberg, fl. 1293
Jan I Saxo, fl. 1308
Albert I, fl. 1317
Jan II, fl. 1318
Mikołaj, fl. 1324
Jan III of Pilzen
Hermann II, fl. 1354
Leonard, fl. 1365
Jan IV of Ziębic, fl. 1367
Stefan, fl. 1381
Jakub Czajpil, d. ca. 1408
Jan V Glesin, fl. 1408
Jan VI Hawenschilt, ?-1409
Piotr Borg, 1409-?
Andrzej Rugler, 1417-1426
Albert II, fl. 1426
Wawrzyniec I of Zytawy, ?-1442
Wawrzyniec II of Wroclaw, 1442-
Maciej of Bolkowa
Jan VII Hofemann, 1474
Status
Priory
Reference
Bibliography
Drabina, Jan. “Prepozytura premonstratensów w sredniowiecznym Bytomiu.” Res Gestae. Czasopismo Historyczne 5 (2007): 171–82. https://rep.up.krakow.pl/xmlui/bitstream/handle/11716/7468/AF040--14--Prepozytura--Drabina.pdf.
Last Updated
Oct. 2026.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Bytom,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/780.
Geolocation
Item Relations
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