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| Utrecht, Premonstratensian Canonesses: Wittevrouwen | |
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| IDNR: | U13 |
| Parish: | Utrecht-Buurkerk |
| Municipality: | Utrecht |
| Patron Saint: | Mary Magdalen |
| Alias: | Wittevrouwen (= White Ladies) |
| Diocese: | Utrecht |
| Diocese II: | Utrecht |
| Province: | Nedersticht |
| Province II: | Utrecht |
| Gender: | f |
| Development: | (a) Magdalenes shortly after 1226 (b) transition to the status of Premonstratensian Canonesses between 1326 and 1365*, without incorporation into the order (c ) after 1580 convent life was continued for some time; the possessions were ceded to the Knighthood; protestantised and transformed into a college of Secular Canonesses |
| Filiation: | The circumstances of the foundation as convent of Magdalenes are unknown; transition to Premonstratensian status without formal connection with the order |
| End of monastic life: | dissolution 1797* |
| Narrative Sources (CK): | - |
| Narrative Sources (NS): | - |
| Manuscripts (SV): | - |
| Archives: | 1005-5 |
| Literature: | Van Campen (1975); Van Hulzen (1986) 57-61; Van Tongerloo (1991) nr. 27; Van Kalveen (1997) 158-160; 163-167; Van Vliet (2002) 394; Armbrust (2003) 77-78 |
| Third Order: | - |
| Monasticon Batavum: | II 189 nr. 9 |
MeMO: | 925 | |
Van Deventer: | kapel; 'Albe domine'; [18] | |
| National monument: | |
| Coordinates: | 137/456 |
Archaeological Monument: | 12314 (tc) | |
Archaeological Status: | vhav | |
Archaeological Activities: | archeological inquiry 2015 in the area next to the convent | |
Archaeological Publication: | Van der Kamp (2017) | |
| First mention: | 1226 |
| Last mention: | 1797 |
| ENK code: | ME-Z097-032 |
