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Breda, Premonstratensian Canonesses: Catharinadal
Chapel outside the first (inner) walls of Breda; part of the 'Kloosterkazerne' (monastery barracks). Full Map on Geoplaza.
IDNR: B31
Parish: Breda
Municipality: Breda
Patron Saint: -
Alias: Catharinadal (= St Catherine's Vale). Het Oude Klooster
Diocese: Liège
Diocese II: Antwerpen
Province: Brabant
Province II: Brabant (Spaans, later Staats)
Gender: f
Development: (a) Premonstratensian Canonesses at 1271 Vroenhout in the parsih of Wouw
(b) after a flood transferred to the Hospital at Breda, with the task of tending the ill 1295*
(c) separate convent buildings to the south of the twon and abandonment of hospital task
(d) reform 1461*
(e) in the 16h century drawn within the extended town walls
(f) 1647* transfer to the manor 'De Blauwe Camer' at Oosterhout; the buildings at Breda eventually used as military barracks
(g) in the years 1672-1679 temporarily back at Breda
Filiation: Priorij under the supervision of the abbot of St Michael at Antwerpen [Gooskens]
End of monastic life: this convent still exists
Narrative Sources (CK): -
Narrative Sources (NS): -
Manuscripts (SV): -
Archives: in the convent
Literature: Erens [1932]; Placidus (1952/1976) 151-154; Ch. Caspers in: BiN II, 694-704 s.v. Oosterhout ->
Hallema (1961); Norbertinessen (1966); Peeters (1971); Van der Veken (1971); Carmiggelt e.a. (1995); Sponselee (2002); Koldeweij (2011) 31-45; Gooskens (2016) 236-242; database 'Kloosters in Nederland' (ENK) Z097
Third Order: -
Monasticon Batavum: II 36 r. 3
MeMO: 394
Van Deventer: -
National monument: 10240 (Breda); 31669 (Oosterhout)
Coordinates: 113/400A (Breda); 119/406B (Oosterhout)
Archaeological Monument: 16798 (tc)
Archaeological Status: hav
Archaeological Activities: 1993-1994
Archaeological Publication: Carmiggelt a.o. (1995); N.N. (z.j.)
First mention: 1271
Last mention: 2019
ENK code: ME-Z097-022

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