| Brandwijk, Canons Regular: Hemsdonk |
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| The 'donk' (river dune ) on which the monastery once stood is well recognizable in the scenery. One of the farms on top is still called 'Hemsdonck' | Full Map on Geoplaza. |
| IDNR: | B29 |
| Parish: | Brandwijk |
| Municipality: | Molenwaard |
| Patron Saint: | Martinus |
| Alias: | Donk. Hemsdonk. Maartensdonck |
| Diocese: | Utrecht |
| Diocese II: | Utrecht |
| Province: | Holland |
| Province II: | |
| Gender: | m |
| Development: | Canons Regular 1426* (charter inserted in ELO, Kloosters inv. 869); Chapter of Sion |
| Filiation: | founded by Den Hem (H47) |
| End of monastic life: | devastated spring 1573 at the latest |
| Narrative Sources (CK): | - |
| Narrative Sources (NS): | - |
| Manuscripts (SV): | - |
| Archives: | - |
| Literature: | Ypma (1949) 38-39; 55; 108; Tilmans (1988) 21; 34; 42; 50; Paquay (1990) 156; 175-177; Gooskens (2011) 15 and (2016) 219-220 |
| Third Order: | - |
| Monasticon Batavum: | II 170 s.v. Schoonhoven nr. 1 (incorrect) |
MeMO: | - | |
Van Deventer: | |
National monument: | 510541 | |
| Coordinates: | 114/434A |
Archaeological Monument: | 6385 | |
Archaeological Status: | vhav | |
Archaeological Activities: | office inquiry and field inventory 2007 and 2010 | |
Archaeological Publication: | Ras and Van Wilgen (2007); Ras (2010) | |
| First mention: | 1426 |
| Last mention: | 1573 |
| ENK code: | ME-P041-012 |
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