Bolsward

Title

Bolsward

Also Known As

Boalsert, Bolswert

Dates

Transferred from Pingjum 1509; dissolved late 16th c.

Dedication

Mary

Affiliation

Lidlum

Medieval Diocese

Utrecht

Circary

Frisia

History

The Premonstratensian community of Pingjum moved to Bolsward in 1509. The house was suppressed at the Revolution. Its church was demolished in the 17th century, and nothing remains of it today.

Heads of Community

Priors

Tiepko, ca. 1505-1510
Mathias, 1524-1527
Wiardus van Zutphen, fl. 1556
Jan van Zeeland Cortgen, fl. 1558

Reference

MP, II: 227-229

Image Credit

Detail, map of Bolsward, ca. 1594. Wikimedia.

Last Updated

Oct. 2026.

Files

Collection

Frisia

Citation

“Bolsward,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/815.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Lidlum