The following is a list, as yet incomplete, of

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

religious houses in Denmarkincluding former Danish territories now in Germany and Sweden whether extant or not, for both men and for women.

Denmark

Former Danish territories now in Germany

Southern Schleswig

See also List of Christian monasteries in Schleswig-Holstein
For Rügen, see

List of Christian monasteries in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern This is a list of Christian religious houses in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany, including Rügen, extant and non-extant, and including houses of both men and women. Almost all religious houses were suppressed during the Reformation in the 16th ...

Former Danish territories in Skåne and Halland, now in
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

}) , Kristianstad Municipality , Skåne , , Premonstratensian canons , c.1225-1537; community formerly at Væ (Vä) , - , Bosjø Abbey ( da, Bosø) ,

Höör Municipality Höör Municipality (''Höörs kommun'') is a municipality in the central part of Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Höör. The present municipality was formed in 1969 through the merger of "old" Höör with th ...

, Skåne , , Benedictine monks or nuns , c.1175-1536 , - ,

Börringe Priory Börringekloster Castle ( sv, Börringeklosters slott), formerly Börringe Priory ( sv, Börringekloster) is a castle built in 1763 on the ruins of a medieval Benedictine priory at Svedala in Scania, Sweden. Börringe Priory The priory was f ...

( da, Børringe) , Svedala Municipality , Skåne , , initially Benedictine monks, replaced c.1231 by Benedictine nuns , c.1150-1536 , - , Dalby Abbey, previously Dalby Priory , Dalby , Skåne , , Cluniac monks; replaced mid-12th century by Augustinian canons , c.1060-1537 , - , Helsingborg Priory , Helsingborg , Skåne , , Dominican friars , 1235-1537 , - , Herrevad Abbey , Ljungsbyhed , Skåne , , Cistercian monks , c.1140-1536 , - , Landskrona Priory ,

Landskrona Landskrona (old da, Landskrone) is a town in Scania, Sweden. Located on the shores of the Öresund, it occupies a natural port, which has lent the town at first military and subsequent commercial significance. Ferries operate from Landskrona t ...

, Skåne , , Carmelite friars , 1410–1530 , - ,

Lund Abbey St. Peter's Priory ( sv, Sankt Peters Klosters kyrka) was one of Denmark's early monastic houses. It was located in Lund, Skåne, now southern Sweden, formerly part of Denmark. History St. Peter's Priory was established before 1166 during the ...

Lund Lund (, , ) is a city in the southern Swedish provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, across the Øresund, Öresund strait from Copenhagen. The town had 91,940 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 121,510 . It is the seat of Lund Municipali ...

, Skåne , , Benedictine monks , 1080-1537 , - ,

St. Peter's Priory, Lund St. Peter's Priory ( sv, Sankt Peters Klosters kyrka) was one of Denmark's early monastic houses. It was located in Lund, Skåne, now southern Sweden, formerly part of Denmark. History St. Peter's Priory was established before 1166 during the ...

, Skåne , Saint Peter , Benedictine nuns , 1166-1537 , - , St. Mary's Priory, Lund ,

, Skåne , Saint Mary , Dominican friars , 1223-1530 , - , St. Catherine's Priory, Lund ,

, Skåne , Saint Catherine , Franciscan friars , 1238–1537 , - , Trinity Priory, Lund ,

, Skåne ,

Holy Trinity The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God the F ...

, Premonstratensian canons , 1160?-1200 , - , Malmø Friary , Malmö , Skåne , , Franciscan friars , 1419–1530 , - , Hospital of the Holy Ghost, Malmø , Malmö , Skåne , Holy Ghost , Order of the Holy Ghost , 1475–1529 , - , Öved Abbey ( da, Øved), now Övedskloster ,

Sjöbo Sjöbo (; old da, Søbo) is a locality and the seat of Sjöbo Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 6,724 inhabitants in 2010. Overview Sjöbo started growing when it became a stop on the railway between Malmö (to the west) and Simrishamn ...

, Skåne , , Premonstratensian canons , 1160-1535 , - , Tommarp Abbey , Tommarp ( da, Tommerup) , Skåne , , Premonstratensian canons , 1150-1536 , - , St. George's Hospital, Tommarp , Tommarp ( da, Tommerup) , Skåne , Saint George , order unknown (possibly a fraternity) , 1285-1536? , - , Trelleborg Friary , Trelleborg , Skåne , , Franciscan friars , 1267–1532 , - , Turkø Friary , Turkø , Skåne , , Franciscan friars , 1489–1530 , - , Vä Abbey ,

Vä Vä is a former town in Scania, now a village in the municipality of Kristianstad in Sweden, ca 5 km south west of the town of Kristianstad. History The name stems from the old Danish word ''væ'', meaning "cult place or holy ground". Vä ...

( da, Væ near Kristianstad) , Skåne , , Premonstratensian canons , 1170–1213; community re-settled at Bækkeskov äckaskog, - , Ystad Friary , Ystad ( da, Ysted) , Skåne , , Franciscan friars , 1267–1532 , - ,

Ås Abbey Ås Abbey ( da, Ås Kloster; la, Asylum) was a Cistercian monastery situated near the present village of Åskloster about 14 km north of Varberg, in Varberg Municipality. It was located near the mouth of the River Viskan into the Kattegat ...

, Varberg Municipality , Halland , , Cistercian monks , 1194-1536 , - , Halmstad Friary ,

Halmstad Halmstad () is a port, university, industrial and recreational city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Socia ...

, Halland , , Franciscan friars , 1494-153 , - , St. Catherine's Priory, Halmstad ,

, Halland , , Dominican friars , c.1260-1531 , - , Varberg Priory , Varberg , Halland , , Carmelite friars , 1470–1530 , - See also List of Christian monasteries in Sweden

Notes

Sources

* Garner, H. N., 1968: ''Atlas over danske klostre''
Digitalt atlas over klostre i middelalderens Danmark

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Christian monasteries Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρισ ...