Grossburlo
Community ID:
2530
Alternate Names:
maius Burloe
Town:
near Borken
Diocese:
Münster
Modern Location:
in the district of Coesfeld
Date Founded:
1220
Date Terminated:
1245 (female); 1803 (male)
Religious Order:
Cistercian
Rule:
Benedictine
Foundation Information:
This house of Cistercian nuns existed only briefly from 1220-1245. In 1245 it became a community of Wilhelmites (?) and by 1448 it was transformed into a male Cistercian house.
Manuscript Sources:
The majority of extant literary works from this house date from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The only work which may have belonged to the female community is an Omnibonus, (c. 1200), held in the City and University Library in Frankfurt/Main, #Barth. 68. Later manuscripts are also held in this library.
Secondary Sources:
Handschriftenerbe des Deutschen Mittelalters, vol. 1, p. 304-305.
Contributors:
June Mecham
Contributors Notes:
Further research is necessary to verify the existence of this community as a female house.
Date Started:
1220
Date Finished:
1245
Length:
728
