List of Christian religious houses in Denmark

The following is a list, as yet incomplete, of Christian

Christian

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religious houses in Denmark

Denmark

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whether extant or not, for both men and for women.

Denmark

Religious house	Location	Region	Dedication	Order	Notes
Æbelholt Abbey Æbelholt Abbey Æbelholt Abbey was an Augustinian monastery situated in Tjæreby, 5 km west from Hillerød in Region Hovedstaden, Denmark.-William of Æbelholt:...	Tjæreby near Hillerød Hillerød Hillerød Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden . The municipality covers an area of 191 km² , and has a total population of 46,568...	Region Hovedstaden Region Hovedstaden The Capital Region of Denmark is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the...	Saint Thomas Thomas the Apostle Thomas the Apostle, also called Doubting Thomas or Didymus was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is best known for questioning Jesus' resurrection when first told of it, then proclaiming "My Lord and my God" on seeing Jesus in . He was perhaps the only Apostle who went outside the Roman...	Augustinian Canons	1176-1536; moved here from Eskilsø
Franciscan Friary, Copenhagen (or Greyfriars)	Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...	Region Hovedstaden		Franciscan friars	1238–1530
Poor Clares' Priory, Copenhagen	Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...	Region Hovedstaden		Poor Clares	1497–1535
Carmelite Priory, Copenhagen Carmelite Priory, Copenhagen The Carmelite Priory, Copenhagen, was a small Carmelite college in Copenhagen, Denmark, in existence between 1497 and 1529, with connections to the University of Copenhagen.- History :...	Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...	Region Hovedstaden		Carmelite friars	1479–1529
Hospital of the Holy Ghost, Copenhagen	Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...	Region Hovedstaden	Holy Ghost	Order of the Holy Ghost Order of the Holy Ghost The order was responsible for running hospitals - Hospitals of the Holy Ghost - throughout Europe for centuries, and in its heyday the number of its houses ran into many hundreds... to 1497, Augustinian canons thereafter	1296–1530
St. Gertrude's Hospital, Copenhagen St. Gertrude's Hospital, Copenhagen St. Gertrude's Hospital, Copenhagen was a locally important church and hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark.- History :Saint Gertrude was one of the patron saints of travellers and merchants. She was a Benedictine nun, the daughter of Pepin of Landen and the first abbess of Nivelles Abbey in what is...	Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...	Region Hovedstaden	Saint Gertrude Saint Gertrude Saint Gertrude may refer to:Gertrude of Nivelles Gertrude the Great...		dates tbe
St. George's Leper Hospital, Copenhagen	Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...	Region Hovedstaden	Saint George Saint George Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...		before 1261-1609
Eskilsø Abbey	Eskilsø in the Roskilde Fjord Roskilde Fjord Roskilde Fjord is the fjord north of Roskilde, Denmark, and is located at . It is a long branch of the Isefjord.-Cities:The cities Frederiksværk, Frederikssund, Jægerspris, Jyllinge and Roskilde, , all have coastline at Roskilde Fjord...	Region Hovedstaden		Augustinian Canons	first half of 12th century-1176; moved to Æbelholt
Esrum Abbey Esrum Abbey Esrum Abbey, also Esrom Abbey was the second Cistercian monastery founded in Denmark, located near Hillerød in Region Hovedstaden, on the island of Zealand , on the north side of the Esrum Sø near Esbønderup and Græsted.- Monastery :Esrum Abbey began as a Benedictine foundation, perhaps in about...	Esrum Sø, Græsted Græsted Græsted is one of the main towns of the Gribskov municipality in the Danish Region Hovedstaden. The town is in northern Sjælland, just south of Gilleleje, and has a population of 3,526 . The whole of Græsted Parish had 4769 inhabitants ....	Region Hovedstaden		Cistercian monks (formerly Benedictine monks)	1151-1536
Carmelite Priory, Helsingør (Priory of Our Lady, Helsingør)	Helsingør	Region Hovedstaden	Blessed Virgin Mary	Carmelite friars	1430–1536
Dominican Priory, Helsingør	Helsingør	Region Hovedstaden	Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas , also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra . Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker...	Dominican Dominican Order The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France... friars	1441–1536
Franciscan Friary, Helsingør	Helsingør	Region Hovedstaden	Saint Anne Saint Anne Saint Hanna of David's house and line, was the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ according to Christian and Islamic tradition. English Anne is derived from Greek rendering of her Hebrew name Hannah...	Franciscan friars	1420–1537; now the site of Marienlyst Castle
Knardrup Abbey Knardrup Abbey Knardrup Abbey was the last medieval Cistercian foundation in Denmark. It was situated to the north-west of Copenhagen between Ganløse and Måløv.-History:...	Knardrupsgård north-west of Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region... , between Ganløse and Måløv Måløv Måløv is a suburb within Ballerup Municipality, closely attached to Smørumnedre approx. 20 km. west of Copenhagen. The suburb had in 2006, 8681 inhabitants. The suburb is made up by single-family houses and a housing project. 93% of the inhabitants are native danes. The suburb is connected...	Region Hovedstaden		Cistercian monks	1326–1536
Slangerup Abbey	Slangerup Slangerup Slangerup is a town with a population of 6,822 in Frederikssund municipality in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark.-The town of Slangerup:...	Region Hovedstaden	Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas , also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra . Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker...	Benedictine nuns to 1187, Cistercian nuns thereafter	1170-1555
Aastrup Jomfrukloster	Aastrup Aastrup Five villages in Denmark are named Aastrup . The name means "village by a stream" in English.As in many of the names of small Danish villages and towns, Aastrup is also a surname... , Roskilde Roskilde Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....	Region Sjælland Region Sjælland Region Zealand is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of...		Lutheran women's collegiate foundation	1886–1983
Antvorskov Antvorskov Antvorskov was the principal Scandinavian monastery of the Roman Catholic Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, located about one kilometer south of the town of Slagelse on Zealand, Denmark....	Slagelse Slagelse Slagelse, a town in east Denmark, is in Slagelse municipality on the island of Zealand. It is about 100 km southwest of Copenhagen. The population is 31,979 ....	Region Sjælland	Saint John the Baptist	Knights Hospitallers	1164-1536
Asserbo Charterhouse Asserbo Charterhouse Asserbo Charterhouse was a short-lived Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, at Asserbo north of Roskilde on the island of Zeeland in Denmark....	Roskilde Roskilde Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....	Region Sjælland		Carthusian Carthusian The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. Bruno, is a Roman Catholic religious order of enclosed monastics. The order was founded by Saint Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns... monks	1162/63-c.1169/70; after Carthusians left, site abandoned, and later given as a grange to the Cistercians at Sorø
Hospital of the Holy Ghost, Elvedgård	Søndersø Søndersø Søndersø is a town in central Denmark with a population of 3,068 , located in Nordfyn municipality on the island of Funen.-External links:*... , island of Funen Funen Funen , with a size of 2,984 km² , is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants . The main city is Odense, connected to the...	Region Sjælland	Holy Ghost	Order of the Holy Ghost	1475–1536
St. Agnes' Priory, Gavnø St. Agnes' Priory, Gavnø St. Agnes Priory was established by Queen Margaret I for a community of Dominican nuns at Gavnø Island. After the Danish Reformation the priory was transformed into a manor estate known as Gavnø Castle located near Næstved, Denmark.-As a fortress:...	Gavnø Gavnø Gavnø is a small Danish island off the west coast of Zealand in Næstved Municipality. Located some 6 km south-west of Næstved, it has an area of 5.6 km2, and, as of 1 January 2010, it has a population of 57...	Region Sjælland	Saint Agnes Saint Agnes Agnes of Rome is a virgin–martyr, venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, and Lutheranism. She is one of seven women, excluding the Blessed Virgin, commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass...	Dominican nuns	1403–1536
Gisselfeld Adelige Jomfrukloster (also Gisselfeld Priory)	Gisselfeld Castle, Bråby	Region Sjælland		Lutheran women's collegiate foundation	founded 1755; extant
Halsted Priory Halsted Priory Halsted Priory was a small Benedictine house located near Nakskov, on the island of Lolland, Denmark.- History :Halsted Priory was from Viking times crown property. An old granite parish church had been built on the site in the 12th century. A papal recognition of the priory was written in 1177....	Nakskov Nakskov Nakskov is a town in south Denmark. It is in Lolland municipality in Region Sjælland on the western coast of the island of Lolland. The town has a population of 13,560 . To the west is Nakskov Fjord, an inlet from the Langeland Belt that runs between the islands of Lolland and Langeland... , Lolland Lolland Lolland is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of 1,243 square kilometers . Located in the Baltic sea, it is part of Region Sjælland...	Region Sjælland	Saint Samson of Dol	Benedictine monks	1290–1536
Holbæk Priory Holbæk Priory - History :Holbæk is first mentioned in 1199 in a letter of gift from Bishop Absalon. The Dominican Priory at Holbaek was established by 1275 just south of Holbæk, Denmark...	Holbæk Holbæk Holbæk is a town in Denmark and the seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 27,055 . The city is located in the northeastern part of Region Sjælland, Denmark....	Region Sjælland	Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas , also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra . Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker...	Dominican friars	1275–1535
Kalundborg Friary Kalundborg Friary Kalundborg Friary was a Franciscan friary located in Kalundborg, Denmark.- History :Kalundborg Friary was founded in 1239 by Ingerd Jacobsdatter , wife of Count Konrad of Revenstein from Halberstadt, Germany, She was a wealthy relative of Esbern Snare and connected to the powerful Hvide family,...	Kalundborg Kalundborg Kalundborg is a city with a population of 16,434 in Kalundborg municipality in Denmark and the site of its municipal council. Kalundborg is on the main island Zealand, with Copenhagen, but opposite on the far western edge....	Region Sjælland		Franciscan friars	1240–1532
Køge Friary Køge Friary Køge Friary was a small Franciscan friary located in Køge, on the east coast of Zealand, Denmark.- History :Køge received its privileges from the king in 1288, but was a relatively unimportant town until the 16th century when it began to grow with the assistance of several monarchs, and was...	Køge Køge Køge Municipality is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand approx. 40 km. southwest of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 255 km² , and has a total population of 56,637...	Region Sjælland	Blessed Virgin Mary (Saint Mary of Consolation)	Franciscan friars	1484–1531
Maribo Abbey Maribo Abbey Maribo Abbey, established in 1416, was the first Bridgettine monastery in Denmark and became one of the most important Danish abbeys of the late Middle Ages. It was located in the present town of Maribo on the island of Lolland in southern Denmark...	Maribo Maribo Maribo is a town in Lolland municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Lolland in south Denmark. To the north of Maribo is Nørresø and to the south is Søndersø . Søndersø is the largest lake on Lolland...	Region Sjælland]	Blessed Virgin Mary	Bridgettines Bridgettines The Bridgettine or Birgittine Order is a monastic religious order of Augustinian nuns, Religious Sisters and monks founded by Saint Birgitta of Sweden in approximately 1350, and approved by Pope Urban V in 1370... to 1536; refounded 1551 as Lutheran women's collegiate foundation (Adelige Jomfrukloster)	1416–1536; 1551–1621
Næstved Priory	Næstved	Region Sjælland		Dominican friars	1265–1536
Næstved Friary	Næstved	Region Sjælland		Franciscan friars	1242–1532
Hospital of the Holy Ghost, Nakskov	Nakskov Nakskov Nakskov is a town in south Denmark. It is in Lolland municipality in Region Sjælland on the western coast of the island of Lolland. The town has a population of 13,560 . To the west is Nakskov Fjord, an inlet from the Langeland Belt that runs between the islands of Lolland and Langeland...	Region Sjælland	Holy Ghost	Order of the Holy Ghost, monks and nuns	1470–1536
Nykøbing Falster Friary	Nykøbing Falster Nykøbing Falster Nykøbing Falster is a southern Danish city, seat of the Guldborgsund kommune. It belongs to Region Sjælland. The city lies on Falster, connected by the 295-meter-long Frederick IX Bridge over the Guldborgsund waterway to the island of Lolland. The town has a population of 16,464...	Region Sjælland		Franciscan friars	1419–1532
Nysted Friary Nysted Friary Nysted Friary, located in Nysted, on the island of Lolland in southern Denmark, now in Guldborgsund municipality in Region Sjælland, was the last occupied Franciscan friary in Denmark after the Reformation.-Foundation to dissolution:...	Nysted Nysted Nysted is a town in Guldborgsund municipality in Region Sjælland on the southeastern coast of the island of Lolland in south Denmark.-The town of Nysted:...	Region Sjælland		Franciscan friars	1286–1538
Hospital of St. Anthony, Præstø	Præstø Præstø Præstø is a town with a population of 3,884 and a former municipality in Vordingborg Municipality in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand near its southwestern tip in south Denmark. The former Præstø municipality included the islands of Maderne, Storeholm, and Lilleholm...	Region Sjælland	Saint Anthony Anthony the Great Anthony the Great or Antony the Great , , also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Abba Antonius , and Father of All Monks, was a Christian saint from Egypt, a prominent leader among the Desert Fathers...	Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony The Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony, Order of St. Anthony or Canons Regular of St. Anthony of Vienne , also Antonines, were a Roman Catholic congregation founded in 1095 or so, with the purpose of caring for those suffering from the common medieval disease of St...	1470–1536
Ringsted Abbey Ringsted Abbey Ringsted Abbey was one of the earliest and most influential Benedictine houses in Denmark.- History :Ringsted was one of Denmark's earliest towns and in Viking times a center for worship. The town had a royal mint in 1020 and a Benedictine priory was established by Sven Estridsen before his death...	Ringsted Ringsted Ringsted, a city in Ringsted municipality, is in the middle of the Danish island of Zealand. The municipal population is about 31,000 and the city population is 21,151 .Ringsted is approximately 60 km from Copenhagen.-Modern hotspot:...	Region Sjælland	Blessed Virgin Mary	Benedictine monks	1134-1536
Roskilde Abbey Roskilde Abbey Roskilde Abbey or Our Lady's Abbey, Roskilde was a monastery of nuns dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin in Roskilde in Denmark... (Abbey of Our Lady, Roskilde)	Roskilde Roskilde Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....	Region Sjælland	Blessed Virgin Mary	Benedictine nuns to 1177, thereafter Cistercian nuns	1160-1536
St. Catherine's Priory, Roskilde St. Catherine's Priory, Roskilde St. Catherine's Priory, Roskilde, was a priory of Dominican friars located in Roskilde. It was dissolved in the Reformation and a private house built on the site, which in 1699 became the Lutheran Roskilde Adelige Jomfrukloster , a women's collegiate foundation.-St. Catherine's Priory, Roskilde:The...	Roskilde Roskilde Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....	Region Sjælland	Saint Catherine of Siena	Dominican friars	1231-1536
St. Agnes' Priory, Roskilde	Roskilde Roskilde Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....	Region Sjælland	Saint Agnes Saint Agnes Agnes of Rome is a virgin–martyr, venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, and Lutheranism. She is one of seven women, excluding the Blessed Virgin, commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass...	Dominican nuns	1263–1527
Franciscan Friary, Roskilde	Roskilde Roskilde Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....	Region Sjælland		Franciscan friars	1237–1537
St. Clare's Priory, Roskilde	Roskilde Roskilde Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....	Region Sjælland	Saint Clare of Assisi	Poor Clares	1256–1537
Dominican Priory, Skælskør	Skælskør Skælskør Skælskør is a town in Slagelse municipality on the Danish island of Zealand. The town has a population of 6,358 . Administratively, the town is in Region Sjælland and is home to one of Denmark's largest breweries, the Harboe Brewery....	Region Sjælland		Dominican friars	c.1300-1536
Carmelite Priory, Skælskør	Skælskør Skælskør Skælskør is a town in Slagelse municipality on the Danish island of Zealand. The town has a population of 6,358 . Administratively, the town is in Region Sjælland and is home to one of Denmark's largest breweries, the Harboe Brewery....	Region Sjælland		Carmelite friars	1418–1532
Skovkloster Abbey Skovkloster Abbey St. Peders Kloster, later called Skovkloster, was an important early Benedictine house at Næstved, Denmark.- History :St. Peders Priory, later Skovkloster, was founded by the powerful noble, Peder Bodilsen, his mother, Bodil, and his brothers, Henning and Jørgen with several donations in 1135...	Næstved	Region Sjælland	Saint Peter Saint Peter Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...	Benedictine monks	1175-1536; after the Reformation Reformation in Denmark The Reformation in Denmark–Norway and Holstein was the transition from Roman Catholicism to Lutheranism in the realms ruled by the Copenhagen-based House of Oldenburg in the first half of the sixteenth century... turned into a school as Herlufsholm School, which is still extant
Sorø Abbey Sorø Abbey Sorø Abbey was the preeminent and wealthiest monastic house in all of Denmark during the Middle Ages. It was located in the town of Sorø in central Zealand.- History :...	Sorø Sorø Sorø is a town in Sorø municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. The population is 7,805 . The municipal council and the regional council are located in Sorø....	Region Sjælland		Benedictine monks to 1161 or 1162, thereafter Cistercians	1142-1536; after the Reformation turned into a school as Sorø Academy Sorø Academy Sorø Academy is a boarding school and public gymnasium located in the small town of Sorø, Denmark. It traces its history back to the 12th century when Bishop Absalon founded a monastery at the site, which was confiscated by the Crown after the Reformation, and ever since, on and off, it has served... , which is still extant
Vallø Adelige Jomfrukloster	Vallø Vallø Vallø was a municipality in the former Roskilde County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in east Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 84 km², and had a total population of 10,337... Castle	Region Sjælland		Lutheran noblewomen's collegiate foundation	founded 1737; extant
Vemmetofte Adelige Jomfrukloster	Faxe Faxe Faxe or Fakse is a town in Denmark in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand.Before the Danish Kommunalreformen , Fakse was also a municipality...	Region Sjælland		Lutheran noblewomen's collegiate foundation	founded 1735; extant http://www.vemmetofte.dk
Vordingborg Priory	Vordingborg Vordingborg Vordingborg is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand in south Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Masnedø, and covers an area of 621 km². It has a total population of 46,600...	Region Sjælland		Dominican friars	1253-c. 1265
Aalborg Abbey (Abbey of Our Lady, Aalborg)	Aalborg Aalborg -Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....	Region Nordjylland Region Nordjylland North Denmark Region or North Jutland Region is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger...	Blessed Virgin Mary	Benedictine nuns	1125-1527
Aalborg Friary	Aalborg Aalborg -Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....	Region Nordjylland		Franciscan friars	1250–1530
Hospital of the Holy Ghost, Aalborg Hospital of the Holy Ghost, Aalborg The Hospital of the Holy Ghost, Aalborg , the buildings of which, although now without any religious function, are still known as Aalborg Kloster , is a former establishment of the Order of the Holy Ghost in Aalborg, Denmark. It was the hospital of Aalborg from 1431 to 1953 and is one of Denmark's...	Aalborg Aalborg -Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....	Region Nordjylland	Holy Ghost	Order of the Holy Ghost	1451–1536
St. George's Hospital, Aalborg	Aalborg Aalborg -Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....	Region Nordjylland	Saint George Saint George Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...	order uncertain	-1534
Børglum Abbey Børglum Abbey Børglum Abbey was an important Premonstratensian abbey of medieval Denmark, located in Børglum parish, in the commune of Hjørring, approximately five kilometers east of Løkken in north central Jutland .- Origin :...	Børglum Børglum Børglum is a Danish village with a population below 200 in Hjørring municipality, Region Nordjylland .-History:... near Løkken Løkken Løkken may refer to the following locations:Løkken-Vrå, a former municipality in Denmark, Now part of Hjørring.Løkken a small sea side town in that municipality*Løkken Verk, a village in Norway....	Region Nordjylland		Premonstratensian Canons	1209-1536
Dueholm Priory Dueholm Priory Dueholm Priory was a monastery of the Order of the Knights of St. John of Malta, also known as the Knights Hospitaller, located at Nykøbing on the island of Mors in northern Denmark.- History :...	Nykøbing Mors Nykøbing Mors Nykøbing Mors is the largest town on the Danish Limfjord island of Mors. The town received its charter in 1299 and has a population of 9,154...	Region Nordjylland	Saint John the Baptist	Knights Hospitallers	1370–1536
Glenstrup Abbey	Glenstrup near Randers Randers Randers is a city in Randers municipality on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 60,656 . Randers city is the main town of the municipality and the site of its municipal council.-Overview:Randers municipality has 94,750 inhabitants...	Region Nordjylland	Blessed Virgin Mary	Benedictine monks	1125-1431 and 1441–1445; the premises were given to the Carthusians in 1432; the Benedictines reoccupied them in 1441, but were removed again in 1445, when the site was given as an estate to the Bridgettines of Mariager Abbey
Glenstrup Charterhouse	Glenstrup near Randers Randers Randers is a city in Randers municipality on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 60,656 . Randers city is the main town of the municipality and the site of its municipal council.-Overview:Randers municipality has 94,750 inhabitants...	Region Nordjylland		Carthusian monks	1432–1441; established in the former Benedictine Glenstrup Abbey
Hundslund Priory Hundslund Priory Hundslund Abbey was a prominent Benedictine religious in medieval Denmark. It was later transformed into the royal castle, Dronninglund. It is located at Dronninglund, north of Aalborg, Denmark.- Hundslund Abbey :... now Dronninglund Castle	Dronninglund Castle Dronninglund Castle Dronninglund Castle is located in the northern part of the Jutland Peninsula, Denmark. Its history goes back to the 12th century, when it was a Benedictine monastery. After the last nuns left it in 1581, it was first owned by the Lindenow family. In 1690, Queen Charlotte Amalie acquired it. It is...	Region Nordjylland	Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Clement Saint Clement -People:* Pope Clement I, also known as St. Clement of Rome, , martyr and fourth pope* Saint Clement of Metz fl. 4th century), first bishop of Metz* Clement of Alexandria , distinguished teacher of the early Christian Church...	Benedictine nuns	1250–1535
Ø Abbey	Oxholm in Øland	Region Nordjylland		Benedictine nuns	1175-1536
Sebber Priory Sebber Priory Sebber Priory is a remarkably preserved religious house in Sebbersund, near Nibe in northcentral Jutland, Denmark.- History :Sebber Priory was established as early as 1250 and certainly before 1268 as a house for Benedictine nuns. The priory was dedicated to St Lawrence...	Sebbersund	Region Nordjylland	Saint Lawrence Saint Lawrence Lawrence of Rome was one of the seven deacons of ancient Rome who were martyred during the persecution of Valerian in 258.- Holy Chalice :...	Benedictine nuns	c. 1250-1536
Sæby Priory	Sæby Sæby Sæby is a Danish town, with a population of 8,875 , in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland on the northeast coast of Vendsyssel-Thy, a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark.-Attractions:* Sæby Harbour* Sæby Church...	Region Nordjylland		Carmelite friars	c.1460-1536
Vestervig Abbey Vestervig Abbey Vestervig Abbey, also known as Vestervig Church, was established in about 1059 making it one of Denmark's most ancient religious houses. The abbey is located at Vestervig, Thisted, in extreme northern Jutland.- History :...	Thisted Thisted Thisted is a town in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, in Denmark. It has a population of 13,005 and is located in Thy, in northwestern Jutland....	Region Nordjylland		Augustinian Canons	c.1110-1536
Kappel Priory	Vestervig Vestervig Vestervig is a settlement and parish in Denmark, located in Thisted municipality in Region Nordjylland . Vestervig has a population of 658...	Region Nordjylland		nuns (order uncertain)	dates tbe
Vitskøl Abbey Vitskøl Abbey Vitskøl Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery near Ranum in Himmerland in Region Nordjylland, Denmark, one of the oldest existing monastic complexes in northern Europe.-Vitskøl:...	Ranum Ranum Ranum is a town in the community of Løgstør and the Vesthimmerland municipality in Denmark.Ranum is situated approx. 10 km south of Løgstør with a population of 1,108 , this area is part of "Rural" Denmark with very low population.... , Himmerland Himmerland Himmerland is a peninsula in northeastern Jutland, Denmark. It is delimited to the north and the west by the Limfjord, to the east by the Kattegat, and to the south by the Mariager Fjord. The largest city is Aalborg; smaller towns include Hobro, Aars, Løgstør, Støvring and Nibe...	Region Nordjylland		Cistercian monks	1158-1536; renamed Bjørnsholm
Vrejlev Priory Vrejlev Priory Vrejlev Priory was a priory of Premonstratensian nuns located at Vrejlev, near Vrå, Region Nordjylland, Denmark.- History :Vrejlev Priory was founded as a daughter house by canons from Børglum Abbey about 1165. It was small and built out of granite blocks. After a catastrophic fire in 1200 which...	Vrå Vrå Vrå is a town in Hjørring municipality in Denmark, as well as the former municipal seat of the abolished Løkken-Vrå municipality. Vrå has a population of 2,447 -References:...	Region Nordjylland		Premonstratensian canons from Børglum Abbey to 1200; Premonstratensian nuns thereafter	1165-1536
Carmelite priory, Aarhus	Aarhus Aarhus Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...	Region Midtjylland Region Midtjylland Central Denmark Region or Central Jutland Region is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger...		Carmelite friars	1460s-1531
Dominican Priory, Aarhus	Aarhus Aarhus Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...	Region Midtjylland	Blessed Virgin Mary	Dominican friars	c.1240-1530
Alling Abbey	Svostrup, Gjern Gjern Gjern is a town in central Denmark with a population of 1,421 , located in Silkeborg municipality in Region Midtjylland in Jutland in Denmark.The town is the site of a large museum of automobiles....	Region Midtjylland	Saint John	Benedictine monks	1250–1536; moved here from Vejerslev
Essenbæk Abbey Essenbæk Abbey Essenbæk Abbey was a Benedictine abbey located south of Randers, Denmark.- History :The Benedictine monastery at Essenbæk was originally founded at Randers in north central Jutland. The monks were most likely imported from England where Hardecanute, a Dane, ruled...	Assentoft Assentoft Assentoft is a town in central Denmark, located in Randers municipality in Jutland. The population is 3,262 .The town is situated east of Randers.-History:... near Randers	Region Midtjylland		Benedictine monks	1179-1529; moved here from Randers
Grinderslev Priory	Grinderslev	Region Midtjylland	Saint Peter Saint Peter Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...	Augustinian Canons	1150-1536
Gudum Priory Gudum Priory Gudum Priory was a small Benedictine nunnery located in west central Jutland, Denmark.- History :Gudum Priory was one of three in the isolated sand hills near Lemvig in northwest Jutland under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Ribe...	Gudum	Region Midtjylland		Benedictine nuns	1250–1536
Franciscan Friary, Horsens	Horsens Horsens Horsens is a Danish city in east Jutland. It is the site of the council of Horsens municipality. The city's population is 53,807 and the Horsens municipality's population is 82,835 ....	Region Midtjylland		Franciscan friars	1261–1532
Knights Hospitallers, Horsens	Horsens Horsens Horsens is a Danish city in east Jutland. It is the site of the council of Horsens municipality. The city's population is 53,807 and the Horsens municipality's population is 82,835 ....	Region Midtjylland	Saint John the Baptist	Knights Hospitallers	1375–1536
Kalvø Abbey	Kalvø Island in the Skanderborg Sø	Region Midtjylland		Cistercian monks	1167–1172); community moved here from Veng Abbey, and moved on to found Øm Abbey
Mariager Abbey Mariager Abbey Mariager Abbey was a Bridgettine double monastery founded in 1430 which became an important pilgrimage site, in the present town of Mariager in northern central Jutland, Denmark.-Foundation:...	Mariager Mariager Mariager is a town in central Denmark with a population of 2,555 , located in Mariagerfjord municipality in Region Nordjylland in Jutland.-External links:**...	Region Midtjylland		Bridgettines	1446–1536
Øm Abbey Øm Abbey Øm Abbey was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1172 in the Diocese of Aarhus near the town of Rye in central Jutland, Denmark.- History :According to the abbey chronicle, Øm Abbey was founded in 1172 by Cistercian monks from Vitskøl Abbey in northern Jutland. They wanted to found a daughter house...	Mossø, in Gammel Rye	Region Midtjylland		Cistercian monks	1172-1536; the community settled at Øm in 1172, having been formerly located, in quick succession from 1165 onwards, at Sabro, Sminge, Veng and Kalvø
Ørslev Abbey	Ørslevkloster, Skive Skive Skive has the following meanings:* To skive is British slang for the practice of avoiding responsibilities because you want to do something more fun or just do not want to do what you should be doing...	Region Midtjylland		Benedictine nuns	1175-1536
Randers Abbey	Randers Randers Randers is a city in Randers municipality on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 60,656 . Randers city is the main town of the municipality and the site of its municipal council.-Overview:Randers municipality has 94,750 inhabitants...	Region Midtjylland	Blessed Virgin Mary	Benedictine double monastery until c. 1140; Benedictine nuns thereafter	c.1125-1428; monks moved to Essenbæk c.1140
Hospital of the Holy Ghost, Randers	Randers Randers Randers is a city in Randers municipality on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 60,656 . Randers city is the main town of the municipality and the site of its municipal council.-Overview:Randers municipality has 94,750 inhabitants...	Region Midtjylland	Holy Ghost	Order of the Holy Ghost	1485–1532
Franciscan Friary, Randers	Randers Randers Randers is a city in Randers municipality on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 60,656 . Randers city is the main town of the municipality and the site of its municipal council.-Overview:Randers municipality has 94,750 inhabitants...	Region Midtjylland		Franciscan friars	1236–1530
Ring Abbey	Hylke on the Skanderborg Sø	Region Midtjylland		Benedictine nuns	c.1175-1536
Sabro Abbey	Sabro	Region Midtjylland		Cistercian monks	1165; community moved almost immediately to Sminge
Sminge Abbey	Voel on the Sminger Sø	Region Midtjylland		Cistercian monks	1165–1166; community moved here from Sabro, and moved on to Veng
Støvringgård Jomfrukloster	Støvringgård near Randers Randers Randers is a city in Randers municipality on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 60,656 . Randers city is the main town of the municipality and the site of its municipal council.-Overview:Randers municipality has 94,750 inhabitants...	Region Midtjylland		Lutheran women's collegiate foundation	founded 1745; extant http://stovringgaard-kloster.dk
Stubber Priory Stubber Priory Stubber Abbey was a small Benedictine nunnery in Sevel Parish, Ginding Herred in west central Jutland near Ringkøbing.- History :Stubber Priory was a small Benedictine house isolated in the sand hills of far western Jutland. The priory was built on an island in Stubber Lake connected to the...	Ginding, Hardsyssel Hardsyssel Hardsyssel or Harsyssel is a traditional district and an ancient syssel in Denmark, forming the western part of central Jutland. Hardsyssel is roughly identical with the former county Ringkjøbing Amt. Today it forms the western half of Region Midtjylland. The biggest towns in Hardsyssel are...	Region Midtjylland		Benedictine nuns	c.1150-1536
Tvilum Priory Tvilum Priory Tvilum Priory was a monastery of Augustinian Canons at Tvilum near Gjern, to the north of Silkeborg, Denmark.- History :Tvilum Priory, the latest of the Augustinian monasteries in Denmark, was founded between 1246 and 1249 by Bishop Gunner of Ribe, who had hoped to establish the Augustinians in the...	Tvilum, Gjern Gjern Gjern is a town in central Denmark with a population of 1,421 , located in Silkeborg municipality in Region Midtjylland in Jutland in Denmark.The town is the site of a large museum of automobiles....	Region Midtjylland		Augustinian Canons	c.1247-1536
Tvis Abbey Tvis Abbey Tvis Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Denmark. It was situated a few kilometres south of Holstebro in Jutland, on a small island between the Storå and the Tvis Å rivers.-History:...	Storå Storå Storå may refer to the following locations:Storå in Tysfjord municipality, Nordland, NorwayStorå in Lindesberg municipality, Västmanland, SwedenStorå, a creek in Denmark's West JutlandStorå is also the Swedish name of Isojoki in Finland.... , Holstebro Holstebro Holstebro Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 790 km², and has a total population of 57,020 . Its mayor is H. C...	Region Midtjylland		Cistercian monks	1163-1536
Vejerslev Abbey	Randers Randers Randers is a city in Randers municipality on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 60,656 . Randers city is the main town of the municipality and the site of its municipal council.-Overview:Randers municipality has 94,750 inhabitants...	Region Midtjylland		Benedictine monks	1150–1225; moved to Alling
Vejle Priory	Vejle Vejle Vejle is a town in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle and Grejs Rivers and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality and the Region of Southern Denmark...	Region Midtjylland		Dominican friars	1325–1530
Veng Abbey Veng Abbey Veng Abbey was one of Denmark's earliest Benedictine monasteries and was located in the village of Veng near Skanderborg, Region of Southern Denmark...	Veng	Region Midtjylland		Benedictine monks to 1165; Cistercian monks thereafter	1060s-1165; after the Benedictines left, the premises were occupied briefly by Cistercian monks from Sminge, who almost immediately moved on to Kalvø
St. Mary's Abbey, Viborg	Viborg Viborg, Denmark Viborg , a town in central Jutland, Denmark, is the seat of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland. Viborg is also the seat of the Western High Court, the High Court for the Jutland peninsula...	Region Midtjylland	Saint Mary	Augustinian canons	dates tbe
Asmild Abbey Asmild Abbey Asmild Abbey was a house of Augustinian nuns with a close connection to the Augustinian canons at Viborg Cathedral in north central Jutland, Denmark.- History :...	Viborg Viborg, Denmark Viborg , a town in central Jutland, Denmark, is the seat of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland. Viborg is also the seat of the Western High Court, the High Court for the Jutland peninsula...	Region Midtjylland	Saint Margaret	Augustinian Canonesses	1167-1536
Dominican Priory, Viborg (Blackfriars)	Viborg Viborg, Denmark Viborg , a town in central Jutland, Denmark, is the seat of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland. Viborg is also the seat of the Western High Court, the High Court for the Jutland peninsula...	Region Midtjylland		Dominican friars	c.1240-1529
Franciscan Friary, Viborg	Viborg Viborg, Denmark Viborg , a town in central Jutland, Denmark, is the seat of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland. Viborg is also the seat of the Western High Court, the High Court for the Jutland peninsula...	Region Midtjylland		Franciscan friars	1235–1530
St. John's Priory, Viborg	Viborg Viborg, Denmark Viborg , a town in central Jutland, Denmark, is the seat of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland. Viborg is also the seat of the Western High Court, the High Court for the Jutland peninsula...	Region Midtjylland	Saint John the Baptist	Knights Hospitallers	c.1275-1536
Vissing Priory Vissing Priory Vissing Priory was a Benedictine nunnery, situated near the monastery of Voer Abbey, but on the northern bank of the Gudenå, close to the present Klostermølle in Vorladegård parish near Silkeborg, Denmark....	Vorladegård	Region Midtjylland		Benedictine nuns	c.1200-1450
Voer Abbey Voer Abbey Voer Abbey was a Benedictine abbey situated on the Gudenå River near the present Klostermølle in Voerladegård parish, Denmark.The abbey was founded before 1100, one of the oldest Benedictine Abbeys in Denmark...	Vorladegård	Region Midtjylland		Benedictine monks	1150-1532
Assens Priory	Assens Assens Assens may refer to:* Assens, Denmark** Assens Municipality* Assens, Switzerland* Rafael Cansinos-Asséns , a Spanish poet, essayist, literary critic...	Region of Southern Denmark		Carmelite friars	1500–1530
Dalum Abbey	Dalum Dalum Dalum is a locality situated in Ulricehamn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 635 inhabitants in 2005....	Region of Southern Denmark		Benedictine nuns	1200-1529
Hospital of the Holy Ghost, Fåborg	Fåborg	Region of Southern Denmark	Holy Ghost	Order of the Holy Ghost	1477–1540
Haderslev Priory	Haderslev Haderslev Haderslev is a town and municipality on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. Also included is the island of Årø as well as several other smaller islands in the Little Belt. The municipality covers and has a population of 56,414 . Its mayor is Jens Christian Gjesing,...	Region of Southern Denmark		Dominican friars	1250–1527
Holme Abbey now Brahetrolleborg	Brahetrolleborg Brahetrolleborg Brahetrolleborg is a castle about 10 kilometres north-west of Fåborg on the island of Fyn, near the present Korinth. Before the Reformation it was Holme Abbey , a Cistercian monastery.-Holme Abbey:... , island of Funen Funen Funen , with a size of 2,984 km² , is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants . The main city is Odense, connected to the...	Region of Southern Denmark		Cistercian monks	1172-1536
Kolding Friary	Kolding Kolding Kolding is a Danish seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord in Region of Southern Denmark . It is the site of the council Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre, and has numerous industrial companies, principally geared towards shipbuilding...	Region of Southern Denmark		Franciscan friars	1288–1530
Løgum Abbey Løgum Abbey Løgum Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in the present town of Løgumkloster in North Schleswig in Denmark.- History:Løgum Abbey was founded in 1173 by Bishop Stefan of Ribe who had previously been at Herrevad Abbey in Skåne, the first Cistercian foundation in Denmark. Løgum was in a sense a...	Løgumkloster Løgumkloster Løgumkloster , is a town in Tønder municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark with a population of 3,618...	Region of Southern Denmark		Cistercian monks	1173-1536; community moved here from Seem
St. Alban's Priory, Odense	Odense Odense The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...	Region of Southern Denmark	Blessed Virgin Mary; Saint Alban Saint Alban Saint Alban was the first British Christian martyr. Along with his fellow saints Julius and Aaron, Alban is one of three martyrs remembered from Roman Britain. Alban is listed in the Church of England calendar for 22 June and he continues to be venerated in the Anglican, Catholic, and Orthodox...	Benedictine monks	c.1075-c.1100; replaced by St. Canute's Abbey, Odense
St. Canute's Abbey, Odense	Odense Odense The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...	Region of Southern Denmark	Saint Canute	Benedictine monks	c.1100-1536; replaced St. Alban's Priory, Odense
Nonnebakken Abbey (1175–1200): Benedictine nuns (moved to Dalum)	Odense Odense The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...	Region of Southern Denmark		Benedictine nuns	1175–1200; community moved to Dalum
Dominican Priory, Odense	Odense Odense The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...	Region of Southern Denmark	Saint Peter Saint Peter Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...	Dominican friars	1240–1536
Franciscan Friary, Odense	Odense Odense The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...	Region of Southern Denmark		Franciscan friars
St. Clare's Priory, Odense	Odense Odense The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...	Region of Southern Denmark	Saint Clare of Assisi	Poor Clares	1522–1538
St. John's Priory, Odense	Odense Odense The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...	Region of Southern Denmark	Saint John the Baptist	Knights Hospitallers	c.1275-1536
Odense Adelige Jomfrukloster	Odense Odense The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...	Region of Southern Denmark		Lutheran noblewomen's collegiate foundation	founded 1716; amalgamated with the Roskilde Adelige Jomfrukoster in 1974
St. Nicholas' Priory, Ribe	Ribe Ribe Ribe , the oldest extant Danish town, is in southwest Jutland and has a population of 8,192 . Until 1 January 2007, it was the seat of both the surrounding municipality, and county...	Region of Southern Denmark	Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas , also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra . Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker...	Benedictine nuns	1170-1532; the community moved here from the former double monastery at Seem
St. Catherine's Priory, Ribe	Ribe Ribe Ribe , the oldest extant Danish town, is in southwest Jutland and has a population of 8,192 . Until 1 January 2007, it was the seat of both the surrounding municipality, and county...	Region of Southern Denmark	Saint Catherine of Siena	Dominican friars	1228-1531
Franciscan Friary, Ribe	Ribe Ribe Ribe , the oldest extant Danish town, is in southwest Jutland and has a population of 8,192 . Until 1 January 2007, it was the seat of both the surrounding municipality, and county...	Region of Southern Denmark		Franciscan friars	1232-1537
St. John's Priory, Ribe	Ribe Ribe Ribe , the oldest extant Danish town, is in southwest Jutland and has a population of 8,192 . Until 1 January 2007, it was the seat of both the surrounding municipality, and county...	Region of Southern Denmark	Saint John the Baptist	Knights Hospitallers	c.1300-1537
St. George's Leper Hospital, Ribe	Ribe Ribe Ribe , the oldest extant Danish town, is in southwest Jutland and has a population of 8,192 . Until 1 January 2007, it was the seat of both the surrounding municipality, and county...	Region of Southern Denmark	Saint George Saint George Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...		dates tbe
Seem Abbey	Ribe Ribe Ribe , the oldest extant Danish town, is in southwest Jutland and has a population of 8,192 . Until 1 January 2007, it was the seat of both the surrounding municipality, and county...	Region of Southern Denmark		Benedictine double monastery to 1170, when nuns removed; Cistercian monks from 1171	c.1150-1173; Benedictine double monastery until nuns moved to Ribe in 1170; resettled as a Cistercian monastery from Herrevad Herrevad Abbey Herrevad Abbey was a Cistercian monastery near Ljungbyhed in Klippan Municipality, Scania, in the south of present-day Sweden, but formerly in Denmark until 1658. It is now a country house known as Herrevad Castle .- History :... ; community moved to Løgum in 1173
Svendborg Friary Svendborg Friary Svendborg Friary was a Franciscan friary in Svendborg, on the island of Funen, in the present Region of Southern Denmark, and was one of the earliest Franciscan foundations in Denmark. Like almost all Danish religious houses it was dissolved during the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century.-...	Svendborg Svendborg Svendborg is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark. The town is in Svendborg municipality . Svendborg is the second-largest city on Funen and has a population of 27,009 ....	Region of Southern Denmark		Franciscan friars	1236-1537
Svendborg Leper Hospital	Svendborg Svendborg Svendborg is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark. The town is in Svendborg municipality . Svendborg is the second-largest city on Funen and has a population of 27,009 ....	Region of Southern Denmark		order uncertain but closely connected to the Franciscan friary	dates tbe
Tønder Friary	Tønder Tønder Tønder is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,278 km², and has a total population of 40,367...	Region of Southern Denmark		Franciscan friars	1238–1530

Southern Schleswig
Southern Schleswig
Southern Schleswig denotes the southern half of the former Duchy of Schleswig on the Jutland Peninsula. The geographical area today covers the thirty or forty northernmost kilometers of Germany up to the Flensburg Fjord, where it borders on Denmark...

Religious house	Location	Dedication	Order	Notes
Flensburg Friary	Flensburg Flensburg Flensburg is an independent town in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region of Southern Schleswig...		Franciscan friars	1263–1528
Guldholm Abbey Guldholm Abbey Guldholm Abbey was a short-lived Cistercian monastery on the Langsee near Böklund, formerly in Denmark, now in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. It was founded in 1191 and abandoned after less than twenty years; some of the community went on to establish Ryd Abbey.- History :Guldholm was located on a...	Guldholm		Benedictine monks, later Cistercian monks	1190/91-1210; community transferred from St. Michael's Abbey, Schleswig; moved to Ryd Abbey
Husum Friary	Husum		Franciscan friars	1494–1528
Mohrkirchen Hospital	Mohrkirch Mohrkirch Mohrkirch is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....	Saint Anthony Anthony the Great Anthony the Great or Antony the Great , , also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Abba Antonius , and Father of All Monks, was a Christian saint from Egypt, a prominent leader among the Desert Fathers...	Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony The Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony, Order of St. Anthony or Canons Regular of St. Anthony of Vienne , also Antonines, were a Roman Catholic congregation founded in 1095 or so, with the purpose of caring for those suffering from the common medieval disease of St...	1391–1535
Ryd Abbey Ryd Abbey Ryd Abbey or Rüde Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Munkbrarup that formerly occupied the present site of Glücksburg Castle in Glücksburg on the Flensburg Fjord in the Schleswig-Flensburg district of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.- History :... or Rüde Abbey	Glücksburg Glücksburg Glücksburg is a small town in the district Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.It is situated on the south side of the Flensburg Fjord, an inlet of the Baltic Sea, approx. 10 km northeast of Flensburg...		Cistercian monks	1210-1536
St. John's Priory, Schleswig	Schleswig Schleswig Schleswig or South Jutland is a region covering the area about 60 km north and 70 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark; the territory has been divided between the two countries since 1920, with Northern Schleswig in Denmark and Southern Schleswig in Germany...	Saint John	Benedictine nuns	c.1200-1536
St. Michael's Abbey, Schleswig	Schleswig Schleswig Schleswig or South Jutland is a region covering the area about 60 km north and 70 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark; the territory has been divided between the two countries since 1920, with Northern Schleswig in Denmark and Southern Schleswig in Germany...	Saint Michael	Benedictine double monastery, later Benedictine nuns	c. 1030-c. 1200; the monks were removed for disciplinary reasons c.1190 and sent to found Guldholm Abbey
Dominican Friary, Schleswig	Schleswig Schleswig Schleswig or South Jutland is a region covering the area about 60 km north and 70 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark; the territory has been divided between the two countries since 1920, with Northern Schleswig in Denmark and Southern Schleswig in Germany...		Dominican friars	1239–1529
Franciscan Friary, Schleswig	Schleswig Schleswig Schleswig or South Jutland is a region covering the area about 60 km north and 70 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark; the territory has been divided between the two countries since 1920, with Northern Schleswig in Denmark and Southern Schleswig in Germany...		Franciscan friars	1232–1530

Rügen

Rügen is Germany's largest island. Located in the Baltic Sea, it is part of the Vorpommern-Rügen district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.- Geography :Rügen is located off the north-eastern coast of Germany in the Baltic Sea...

, see List of Christian religious houses in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Former Danish territories in Skåne and Halland, now in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

Religious house	Location	Region	Dedication	Order	Notes
Åhus Priory	Åhus Åhus Åhus is the second largest locality in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 9,423 inhabitants in 2010, but it triples during the summer due to the predominantly German tourists who come seeking the beaches and nature of the Helgeå and Hanöbukten area...	Skåne		Dominican friars	1250–1536
Bäckaskog Abbey	Kristianstad Municipality Kristianstad Municipality Kristianstad Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in southernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Kristianstad....	Skåne		Premonstratensian Canons	c.1225-1537; community formerly at Væ (Vä)
Bosjø Abbey Bosjökloster Castle Bosjökloster on the shore of Lake Ringsjön in Höör Municipality, Scania, southern Sweden was originally a nunnery, founded in 1080 by the Benedictine Order. The oldest preserved document that mentions Bosjö Abbey was written by Pope Lucius III in 1181, when he confirmed its privileges...	Höör Municipality Höör Municipality Höör Municipality is a municipality in the central part of Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Höör....	Skåne		Benedictine monks or nuns	c.1175-1536
Börringe Priory	Svedala Municipality Svedala Municipality Svedala Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden, just southeast of Malmö. Its seat is located in the town of Svedala....	Skåne		initially Benedictine monks, replaced c.1231 by Benedictine nuns	c.1150-1536
Dalby Abbey, previously Dalby Priory	Dalby Dalby Dalby is a Scandinavian place name meaning "valley settlement", during the Viking Age, the name was brought to England and it later also became an English surname...	Skåne		Cluniac monks; replaced mid-12th century by Augustinian Canons	c.1060-1537
Helsingborg Priory	Helsingborg Helsingborg Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...	Skåne		Dominican friars	1235-1537
Herrevad Abbey Herrevad Abbey Herrevad Abbey was a Cistercian monastery near Ljungbyhed in Klippan Municipality, Scania, in the south of present-day Sweden, but formerly in Denmark until 1658. It is now a country house known as Herrevad Castle .- History :...	Ljungsbyhed	Skåne		Cistercian monks	c.1140-1536
Landskrona Priory	Landskrona Landskrona Landskrona is a locality and the seat of Landskrona Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 28,670 inhabitants in 2005.-History:The city of Landskrona was founded at the location of Scania's best natural harbour, as a means of King Eric of Pomerania's anti-Hanseatic policy, intended to compete...	Skåne		Carmelite friars	1410–1530
Lund Abbey	Lund Lund -Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...	Skåne		Benedictine monks	1080-1537
St. Peter's Priory, Lund St. Peter's Priory, Lund St. Peter's Priory , or the Priory of St. Peter and St. Mary, was one of Denmark's early monastic houses. It was located in Lund, Skåne, now southern Sweden, formerly part of Denmark.- History :...	Lund Lund -Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...	Skåne	Saint Peter Saint Peter Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...	Benedictine nuns	1166-1537
St. Mary's Priory, Lund	Lund Lund -Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...	Skåne	Saint Mary	Dominican friars	1223-1530
St. Catherine's Priory, Lund	Lund Lund -Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...	Skåne	Saint Catherine Catherine of Alexandria Saint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius...	Franciscan friars	1238–1537
Trinity Priory, Lund	Lund Lund -Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...	Skåne	Holy Trinity	Premonstratensian Canons	1160?-1200
Malmø Friary	Malmø	Skåne		Franciscan friars	1419–1530
Hospital of the Holy Ghost, Malmø	Malmø	Skåne	Holy Ghost	Order of the Holy Ghost	1475–1529
Öved Abbey , now Övedskloster	Sjöbo Sjöbo Sjöbo is a locality and the seat of Sjöbo Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 6,364 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Sjöbo started growing when it became a halt on the railway between Malmö and Simrishamn in the early 20th century...	Skåne		Premonstratensian Canons	1160-1535
Tommarp Abbey	Tommarp	Skåne		Premonstratensian Canons	1150-1536
St. George's Hospital, Tommarp	Tommarp	Skåne	Saint George Saint George Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...	order unknown (possibly a fraternity)	1285-1536?
Trelleborg Friary	Trelleborg Trelleborg Trelleborg is a locality and the seat of Trelleborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 25,643 inhabitants in 2005. It is the southernmost town in Sweden.-History:...	Skåne		Franciscan friars	1267–1532
Turkø Friary	Turkø	Skåne		Franciscan friars	1489–1530
Vä Abbey	Vä Vä Vä is a former town in Scania, now a village in the municipality of Kristianstad, ca 5 km south west of the town of Kristianstad. The name stems from the old danish word wæ, meaning cult place or holy ground.... ( near Kristianstad)	Skåne		Premonstratensian Canons	1170–1213; community re-settled at Bækkeskov [Bäckaskog]
Ystad Friary	Ystad Ystad Ystad is a "locality", or town, and the seat of Ystad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden, with 17,286 inhabitants .Settlement dates back to the 11th century and the town has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre and tourist attraction...	Skåne		Franciscan friars	1267–1532
Ås Abbey Ås Abbey Ås Abbey was a Cistercian monastery situated near the mouth of the River Viskan into the Kattegat in Halland, formerly part of Denmark but now in Sweden, near the present hamlet of Åskloster about 14 km north of Varberg, in Varberg Municipality....	Varberg Municipality Varberg Municipality Varberg Municipality is a municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. Its seat is in Varberg.It was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of the City of Varberg and the surrounding rural municipalities...	Halland Halland ' is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden , on the western coast of Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Scania and the sea of Kattegat.-Administration:...		Cistercian monks	1194-1536
Halmstad Friary	Halmstad Halmstad Halmstad is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of Nissan in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County...	Halland		Franciscan friars	1494-153
St. Catherine's Priory, Halmstad	Halmstad Halmstad Halmstad is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of Nissan in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County...	Halland Halland ' is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden , on the western coast of Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Scania and the sea of Kattegat.-Administration:...		Dominican friars	c.1260-1531
Varberg Priory	Varberg Varberg Varberg is a locality and the seat of Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 26,041 inhabitants in 2005.Varberg and all of Halland are well known for their 'typical west coast' sandy beaches. In Varberg the coast changes from wide sandy beaches to rocky terrain that continues north into...	Halland		Carmelite friars	1470–1530

Sources

Garner, H. N., 1968: Atlas over danske klostre
Digitalt atlas over klostre i middelalderens Danmark
MiddelalderInfo om danske klostre og kirker

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Former Danish territories in Skåne and Halland, now in SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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Southern Schleswig
Southern Schleswig denotes the southern half of the former Duchy of Schleswig on the Jutland Peninsula. The geographical area today covers the thirty or forty northernmost kilometers of Germany up to the Flensburg Fjord, where it borders on Denmark...

Former Danish territories in Skåne and Halland, now in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....