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| Middelburg, Premonstratensians: OLV-abdij | |
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| The Abbey now is the seat of the government of the province of Zealand | Full Map on Geoplaza. |
| IDNR: | M28 |
| Parish: | Middelburg-OLV |
| Municipality: | Middelburg |
| Patron Saint: | Our Lady |
| Alias: | Abbey of Our Lady |
| Diocese: | Utrecht |
| Diocese II: | - |
| Province: | Zeeland |
| Province II: | |
| Gender: | m/f, later m |
| Development: | (a) Canons Regular 1122/3 (b) Premonstratensian Canons and Canonesses 1127 (c) the Canons remain after the departure of the Canonesses to Zoetendaal (S18), possibly already around 1150 |
| Filiation: | Abbey, the first inhabitants arriving from Voormezele (B; Canons Regular), then from St Michael's Abbey at Antwerp (B; Premonstratensians) |
| End of monastic life: | 1561*: transformation into cathedral chapter, with the bishop in the role of abbot ; 1574*: dissolution |
| Narrative Sources (CK): | - |
| Narrative Sources (NS): | - |
| Manuscripts (SV): | - |
| Archives: | ZA: 27 |
| Literature: | Dekker (1984) 167-175; Van Vliet (2002) 356-362; Dijkhof (2003) I, 61-137; Van Moolenbroek (2004) in paricular 115vv; Dekker and Heyning (2006); . |
| Third Order: | - |
| Monasticon Batavum: | II 129-131 nrs. 2 and 3 |
MeMO: | 846 | |
Van Deventer: | church; 'Abbatia'; [5] | |
National monument: | 28657 ff. | |
| Coordinates: | 32/392 |
Archaeological Monument: | 11357 (town centre) | |
Archaeological Status: | hav | |
Archaeological Activities: | architectural and archeological inquiry 1940/1f (after the bombardment); inquiry 1961 and 1991; excav 1981; surveillance and excav 2004; observation 2006; inquiry 2006 | |
Archaeological Publication: | Trimpe Burger (1964); Lussanet (1982); AKZee 1992;Van Heeringen (1993); Spitzers (2005); Beerenbout and Esser (2005); Dekker and Heyning (2006) 235-240; 260; Ufkes (2006); Jongepier (2008) | |
| First mention: | 1122 |
| Last mention: | 1561 |
| ENK code: | ME-P033-054 |
