List of Christian religious houses in Sweden
Encyclopedia
This is a list, as yet incomplete, of Christian
religious houses, both extant and dissolved, in Sweden
, for both men and women. Almost all listed so far are Roman Catholic.
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
religious houses, both extant and dissolved, 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....
, for both men and women. Almost all listed so far are Roman Catholic.
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- Åhus Priory, ÅhusÅhusÅhus 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...
: Dominican friars - Alsike Convent (extant) (founded 1978): Protestant sisters, Order of the Holy Paraclete (Helgeandssystrarna) http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/knivsta/Alsike/kloster/helgeand.htm
- Alvastra AbbeyAlvastra AbbeyAlvastra Abbey was a Cistercian monastery located at Alvastra in Östergötland, Sweden. It was founded in the first half of the 12th century by a donation of land from King Sverker I of Sweden to the Cistercian Order. It was dissolved and appropriated by the Crown at the time of the Protestant...
(1143 - 1544): Cistercian monks - Ås AbbeyÅs AbbeyÅs 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....
, HallandHalland' 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 - Askeby Abbey (c. 1100 x 1170 - 1529): Cistercian nuns http://www.askebykloster.se/
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- Bäckeskov Abbey, Skåne: Premonstratensian canons
- Bosö Abbey, Skåne: Benedictine monks
- Byarum Abbey (c. 1170 - 1230; moved to Sko): Cistercian nuns
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- Djusholm Abbey (extant): Bridgettines
- Dragsmark AbbeyDragsmark AbbeyDragsmark Abbey was a Premonstratensian canonry in Båhuslen, formerly Norway, now Bohuslän, Sweden.-History:The monastery at Dragsmark, also known as "Marieskog" in Norwegian, was founded some time before 1260, with the support of King Håkon Håkonsson, and was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin...
(Marieskog), BohuslänBohuslän' is a Swedish traditional province, or landskap, situated in Götaland on the northernmost part of the country's west coast. It is bordered by Dalsland to the northeast, Västergötland to the southeast, the Skagerrak arm of the North Sea to the west, and the county of Østfold in Norway to the north...
: Premonstratensian canons
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- Gudhem AbbeyGudhem AbbeyGudhem Abbey, Swedish Gudhems kloster, in operation from 1152 to 1529, was a nunnery in Sweden, initially Benedictine and later Cistercian. It was located in Gudhem outside Falköping in Västergötland...
(1052/1152 - 1529): nuns of unknown order; later Cistercian nuns - Gudsberga Abbey (1486–1527): Cistercian monks
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- Julita AbbeyJulita AbbeyJulita Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in the parish of Julita in Oppunda Hundred, Södermanland, Sweden.The monastery was originally founded in 1160 at Viby, close to Sigtuna, but under the patronage of King Knut Eriksson, who donated land and a right to parts of the fishing at Älvkarleby, it was...
(aka Säby Abbey) (c. 1160 - 1527): Cistercian monks - Jönköping Abbey
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- Kalmar Nunnery (1299-1505), Dominikan nuns, moved to Skänninge Abbey
- Kastelle Abbey, Bohuslän: Augustinian Canons
- KungahållaKungahällaKungahälla was a medieval Norwegian settlement in southern Bohuslän at a site which is presently located in Kungälv Municipality in Västra Götaland County in Sweden...
, formerly Konghelle, Bohuslän: Franciscan friars - KrokekKrokekKrokek is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 4,154 inhabitants in 2005....
(not later than 1440 - not later than 1538): Franciscan friars - Kronobäck Hospital: hospital from 1292, at Kronobäck; under Knights Hospitallers from 1482 to 1529, when monastic parts demolished, and continued as secular hospital; date of closure nk
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- MalmöMalmöMalmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, Skåne: Franciscan friars - Mariefred CharterhouseMariefred CharterhouseMariefred Charterhouse, sometimes referred to as Gripsholm Charterhouse , was a Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in the present town of Mariefred in Södermanland, Sweden, to which it gave its name; before the building of the monastery the place was known as Gripsholm...
or Gripsholm Charterhouse (1493–1526) near Gripsholm CastleGripsholm CastleGripsholm Castle is a castle in Mariefred, Södermanland, in Sweden and is regarded as one of Sweden's finest historical monuments. It is located by lake Mälaren in south central Sweden, in the municipality of Strängnäs, about 60 km west of Stockholm....
; later in the town of MariefredMariefredMariefred is a locality situated in Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 3,813 inhabitants in 2005.The name is derived from that of the former Carthusian monastery here, Mariefred Charterhouse, and means "Peace of Mary"...
, named after the monastery: Carthusian monks - Marstrand Friary, MarstrandMarstrandMarstrand is a seaside locality situated in Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,432 inhabitants in 2005. It has held city privileges since 1200. The most striking feature about Marstrand is the 17th century fortress Carlsten, named after King Carl X Gustav of Sweden. The...
, Bohuslän: Franciscan friars
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- Nådendal AbbeyNådendal AbbeyNådendal Abbey, , was a Bridgettine abbey in then Swedish Finland, in operation from 1438 to 1591. The abbey was first situated in Masko, secondly in Bjärnå and finally in Nådendal in 1443. It was one of six convents in Finland during the middle ages, and the only nunnery.Nådendal Abbey received...
(1438–1577): Bridgettine nuns - Nydala AbbeyNydala AbbeyNydala Abbey was a cistercian monastery in the province of Småland, Sweden, near the lake of Rusken.Nydala was called Sancta Maria de Nova Valle or just Nova Vallis in Latin. It was founded together with Alvastra Abbey in 1147 as the first cistercian monasteries in Sweden...
(1143 - 1529): Cistercian monks
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- Örebro Priory: Carmelite friars
- Östanbäck Abbey (extant) (founded 1975) in Sala, VästmanlandVästmanland' is a historical Swedish province, or landskap, in middle Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Närke, Värmland, Dalarna and Uppland.The name comes from "West men", referring to the people west of Uppland, the core province of early Sweden.- Administration :...
: Lutheran Benedictine monks (Heliga korsets brödraskap)http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/klostren/ostanbak.htm - Öved Abbey, Skåne: Premonstratensian canons
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- Riseberga Abbey (C12th - 1500 x 1546): Cistercian nuns
- Roma Abbey (1164 - not later than 1531): Cistercian monks
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- Säby, see Julita
- Sko Abbey
- Solberga AbbeySolberga AbbeySolberga Abbey , was a Cistercian nunnery in Sweden, in operation from 1246 until at least 1469. It was located outside Visby on Gotland until 1404, and then in Visby. It was the only nunnery ot the island of Gotland....
(1246 - 1404): Cistercian nuns - St. Clare's Priory, StockholmSt. Clare's Priory, StockholmSt. Clare's Priory, Stockholm, was a Roman Catholic nunnery of the order of Saint Clare in Stockholm in Sweden, active 1289 until the reformation in 1527.- History :...
(1289 - Reformation): Poor Clares
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- Vadstena AbbeyVadstena AbbeyVadstena Abbey was the motherhouse of the Bridgettine Order, situated on Lake Vättern, in the Diocese of Linköping, Sweden. The abbey started as one of the farms donated by the king, but the town of Vadstena grew up around it...
(extant) (1384–1595; the mother house of the Bridgettine Order; renewed Bridgettine presence from 1935; first abbess appointed 1991): Bridgettines - Vårfruberga AbbeyVårfruberga AbbeyVårfruberga Abbey , previously Fogdö Abbey was a Cistercian nunnery from the 12th century until 1527, situated 1 mile north-west of Strängnäs on the Fogdö peninsula in Lake Mälaren, formerly a parish, in Södermanland, Sweden....
, previously known as Fogdö Abbey (12th century - 1527): Benedictine nuns until 1289, thereafter Cistercian nuns - Varnhem AbbeyVarnhem AbbeyVarnhem Abbey in Varnhem, Västergötland, Sweden was founded around 1150 by monks of the Cistercian Order from Alvastra Abbey in Östergötland.The Cistercian Order used the same floor plan for all its abbeys, which makes it possible to easily locate the different rooms and halls regardless of the...
(c. 1150 - 1527): Cistercian monks - Vreta AbbeyVreta AbbeyVreta Abbey, Swedish Vreta Kloster, in operation from the beginning of the 12th century to 1582, was the first nunnery in Sweden, initially Benedictine and later Cistercian, and one of the oldest in Scandinavia. It was located in the municipality of Linköping in Östergötland.- History :The exact...
(c. 1099/1105 - 1582): Benedictine nuns until 1162, thereafter Cistercian nuns