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's-Hertogenbosch, Canonesses Regular: Bethanië
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IDNR: H72
Parish: 's-Hertogenbosch
Municipality: 's-Hertogenbosch
Patron Saint: Mary Magdalen
Alias: Bethanië. Windmolenberg. Witte Susteren
Diocese: Liège
Diocese II: 's-Hertogenbosch
Province: Brabant
Province II: Brabant (Spaans, later Staats)
Gender: f
Development: (a) Sisters 1428, in the Peperstraat
(b) transfer to Windmolenberg 1459*
(c) Canonesses Regular 1466*; Chapter of Venlo 1485* [Van Dijk presumes temporary status of Tertiaries, together with the branch in Vught (V19); but the text of canon Coeverinx to which he appeals - see Van den Elsen and Hoevenaars - proves rather the contrary by its silence]
Filiation: the circumstances of the foundation are unknown; during the transition to the Rule of St Augustine St Gertrud's Convent (H71) served as model
End of monastic life: 1629*: extinction ordered; last sisters expelled in 1680*
Narrative Sources (CK): -
Narrative Sources (NS): -
Manuscripts (SV): -
Archives: -
Literature: Van den Elsen and Hoevenaars II (1907) 276-282; Van Dijk (red.) (1982) 25-26; Hoekx (1983) 25; Van Dijk (1986) 598-599; Kuijer (2000) 180; Van Drunen nr. 2; Sanders (2016) 93-94; 102-103
Third Order: -
Monasticon Batavum: II 92 nr. 8; 98 nr. 24; see also S 83 nr. 13
MeMO: -
Van Deventer: chapel; 'Wimelenberch'; [21]
National monument:
Coordinates: 149/411
Archaeological Monument: 16796 (tc)
Archaeological Status: hav
Archaeological Activities: excav + measurement1979
Archaeological Publication: Janssen (1983b).
First mention: 1450
Last mention: 1629
ENK code: ME-Z102-043

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