Bocholt (black nuns)
Community ID:
1300
Alternate Names:
Black Cloister or small cloister, puellae parvae domus
Diocese:
Münster
Region:
Niedersachsen, district Ahaus
Corporate Status:
Unknown
Dedication:
S. Mary
Date Founded:
1309 or earlier
Date Terminated:
1802
Religious Order:
unknown
Foundation Information:
The community was founded as a free religious cooperative without vows. The community originated as a community of Beguines. The statutes for the community were drawn up on December 31, 1320 by the ten beguines then in residence and were sealed by the local Dominican prior and echevins. In the statutes none of the women are designated as magistra, but the statute provided that rules for the house must be established by the "maior pars et senior" (McDonnell, 136).
Population Counts:
In 1320 when the community's statutes were drawn up, there were ten religious women in residence.
Manuscript Sources:
The archives are contained in the archiv auf Schloss Anholt
Secondary Sources:
Admin. Notes:
needs more research
Contributors:
June Mecham
Contributors Notes:
This community may have been one of many Beguine houses that later became Dominican convents.
Date Started:
1309
Date Finished:
1802
Length:
897
