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| Ferwerd, Benedictine Monks and Nuns: Bethanië | |
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| Farm called 'Foswerd' at the place of the monastery | Full Map on Geoplaza. |
| IDNR: | F01 |
| Parish: | Ferwerd |
| Municipality: | Ferwerderadiel |
| Patron Saint: | John the Baptist |
| Alias: | Foswerd. Bethanië |
| Diocese: | Utrecht |
| Diocese II: | Leeuwarden |
| Province: | Friesland |
| Province II: | |
| Gender: | m/f |
| Development: | (a) double monastery of Benedictine Monks and Nuns founded end 12th century; first mention 1228 (b) reform of Bursfeld 1554*; afterwards Benedictine Nuns only |
| Filiation: | unknown |
| End of monastic life: | 1580* |
| Narrative Sources (CK): | - |
| Narrative Sources (NS): | - |
| Manuscripts (SV): | - |
| Archives: | Leeuwarden, Tresoar: 232-09 |
| Literature: | Woltjer (1962) 67-69; Van den Berg (1981) 102-104; Mol (1991a) 32; 115; Lambooij and Mol (2001) 404; Van Vliet (2002) 371 note 1506; Roemeling (2013) 111; 123; 127; 129; 139 |
| Third Order: | - |
| Monasticon Batavum: | III 43 |
MeMO: | - | |
| Van Deventer: | |
National monument: | 15580 | |
| Coordinates: | 185/593C |
Archaeological Monument: | 524 | |
Archaeological Status: | vhavp | |
Archaeological Activities: | finds 1914; surveillance 2010 | |
Archaeological Publication: | Ottema (1947) 446/7; Van den Berg (1981) 102-104; 122-128; Hielkema (2011) | |
| First mention: | 1228 |
| Last mention: | 1580 |
| ENK code: | ME-P003-025; ME-Z011-004 |
