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| Meerssen, Premonstratensian Canonesses: Houthem/ Sint-Gerlach | |
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| Chateau Sint Gerlach, the former Premonstratensian monastery, is a luxury hotel now. The church is part of it, but preserves its unique baroque interior and was restored at the beginning of the 21st century. | Full Map on Geoplaza. |
| IDNR: | M27 |
| Parish: | Meerssen |
| Municipality: | Valkenburg aan de Geul |
| Patron Saint: | Sint-Gerlach |
| Alias: | Houthem |
| Diocese: | Liège |
| Diocese II: | Roermond |
| Province: | Valkenburg |
| Province II: | Landen van Overmaze |
| Gender: | v |
| Development: | (a) Premonstratensian Canonesses, established between 1201 and 1218 (b) independent praepositura from 1236/1257 onwards (c ) during the years 1786 - 1794 stay in the former Charterhouse of Roermond (R19) |
| Filiation: | founded by the Premonstratensian double monastery at Heinsberg (G) |
| End of monastic life: | 1797* expulsion from Roermond |
| Narrative Sources (CK): | 32 |
| Narrative Sources (NS): | G052 |
| Manuscripts (SV): | 708-709 |
| Archives: | Maastricht, RHCL: inventory 14.D003 |
| Literature: | Koch (1988) Koch (1994) 35-36; Mulder-Bakker (1995); A. van Berkum in: BiN III, 324-350; Nissen (2014) 290; 297; Bijsterveld (2015) 260-262; Hoebens (2017) nr. 8.14 |
| Third Order: | - |
| Monasticon Batavum: | II 101 s.v. Houthem-St. Gerlach |
MeMO: | 343 | |
| Van Deventer: | |
National monument: | 36789, 36793 | |
| Coordinates: | 184-320 |
Archaeological Monument: | 16327 | |
Archaeological Status: | hav | |
Archaeological Activities: | excav 1993-1996 | |
Archaeological Publication: | Krikke (1997). | |
| First mention: | 1218 |
| Last mention: | 1797 |
| ENK code: | ME-Z097-011 |
