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Weerselo, Benedictine Nuns
'Stift' Weerselo with its church Full Map on Geoplaza.
IDNR: W10
Parish: Weerselo (in the 16th century branched off from the parish of Oldenzaal)
Municipality: Dinkelland
Patron Saint: Remigius
Alias: -
Diocese: Utrecht
Diocese II: Deventer
Province: Oversticht
Province II: Twente (Spaans)
Gender: m/f, later f
Development: (a) ca. 1140 mixed group of religious people
(b) double monastery of Benedictine Monks and Nuns in the orbit of St Paul's Abbey (U02); reform of Siegburg
(c) a planned transfer to Ootmarsum is not effectuated
(d) from 1235* onwards Benedictine Nuns only
( e) 1523 college of Secular Canonesses ('Stift')
Filiation: founded with help from St Paul's Abbey (U02)
End of monastic life: dissolution 1795*
Narrative Sources (CK): -
Narrative Sources (NS): -
Manuscripts (SV): -
Archives: Zwolle, HCO: Ridderschap 4.1 (2 pieces)
Literature: Semmler (1959) 107-109; Dingeldein (1977); Hinke (1999); Van Vliet (2002) 365; 382-388
Third Order: -
Monasticon Batavum: III 130-131
MeMO: 484
Van Deventer:
National monument: 38415
Coordinates: 254/486B
Archaeological Monument: 13981
Archaeological Status: hav
Archaeological Activities: excav 1971
Archaeological Publication:
First mention: 1140
Last mention: 1795
ENK code: ME-Z011-027

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