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Venlo, Canonesses Regular: Mariaweide
After the 1944 bombardment the Dominicans had to leave their complex Trans Cedron (zie V09). After a restauration they moved into Mariaweide. In 2005 the Dominicans' convent was closed. It now houses Culture podium Domani. Full Map on Geoplaza.
IDNR: V04
Parish: Venlo
Municipality: Venlo
Patron Saint: Our Lady and Eleven Thousand Virgins
Alias: Mariaweide (=Our Lady's Meadow)
Diocese: Liège
Diocese II: Roermond
Province: Guelders
Province II: Gelre (Spaans, later Staats)
Gender:
Development: (a) 'begijnen en gemene zusteren' (Beguines and Common Sisters), in 1405 near Holy Ghost Chapel
(b) transfer to a location on Weide/ Meadow 1413-15*
(c) transition to the Rule of St Augustine (Canonesses Regular ) and enclosure 1415-16*
(d) motherhouse of the Chapter of Venlo 1455*
Filiation: the transition to the Rule of St Augustine was supervised by Bethlehem near Louvain (B)
End of monastic life: 1798*
Narrative Sources (CK): -
Narrative Sources (NS): -
Manuscripts (SV): 1218-1220
Archives: Maastricht, RHCL: 14.D063
Literature: Van Dijk (red.) (1982) 23 [deviating report]; Van Dijk (1986) 592; Van Schaïk (1987) 301; Buytendijk and Pieters (1991); Hermans (1999) 98; De Groot (2003) 138-141; Hoebens (2017) nr. 2.7
Third Order: -
Monasticon Batavum: I 190 nr. 4; II 196 nr. 3
MeMO: 331
Van Deventer: chapel; [4]
National monument: 36167
Coordinates: 210/376AC
Archaeological Monument: 16557 (tc)
Archaeological Status: hav
Archaeological Activities:
Archaeological Publication:
First mention: 1405
Last mention: 1798
ENK code: ME-Z102-086

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