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Wittewierum, Premonstratensians: Bloemhof
This church built in 1863 replaces the abbatial church which also functioned as parish church Full Map on Geoplaza.
IDNR: W27
Parish: Wittewierum
Municipality: Ten Boer
Patron Saint: -
Alias: Bloemhof (= Garden of Flowers). Rozenkamp (= Field of Roses)
Diocese: Münster
Diocese II: Groningen
Province: Ommelanden
Province II:
Gender: m
Development: (a) failed effort by Feldwerd (H80) to found a Benedictine monastery
(b) Premonstratensians 1213* , coming from Oosterwijtwerd/ Nijenklooster (O12)
Filiation: abbey, coming into exitsence by the branching off of the men (!) of Oosterwijtwerd (O12)
End of monastic life: 1561*: incorporation with the newly founded bishopric of Groningen
Narrative Sources (CK): 208; 225; 333
Narrative Sources (NS): NL0365; NL0366; NL0367
Manuscripts (SV): -
Archives: Groningen, GrA: inventory 172
Literature: Arts (1955) 36 note; Ehbrecht (1974); Tromp (1989) 50-54; Jansen and Janse (1991); De Vries (2011a); Roemeling (2013) 112; 117v; 131; 142
Third Order: -
Monasticon Batavum: II 209
MeMO: 102
Van Deventer:
National monument: 45728, 353775*
Coordinates: 246/590C
Archaeological Monument: 318
Archaeological Status: vhavp
Archaeological Activities: surveillance 2001; drill inquiry 2012; surveillance 2013
Archaeological Publication: Halbertsma (1954) 94-136 and (1963); Kalma a.o (1968) 237-242; Boersma (1972); Formsma e.a. (1976) 47 enz; Groenendijk (1995); Krol (2013) and (2014)
First mention: 1213
Last mention: 1561
ENK code: ME-P033-089

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