Guldholm Abbey
Guldholm Abbey (
Cistercian monastery on the Langsee near Böklund, formerly in Denmark, now in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. It was founded in 1191 and abandoned after less than twenty years; some of the community went on to establish Ryd Abbey
.
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History
Guldholm was located on a peninsula of land in the
Benedictine double monastery
, his solution was to remove the monks to a remote and less comfortable location, for which Guldholm seemed highly suitable. The monks were therefore apparently transferred there in 1191 to begin work on a new monastery which at the same time was put under the new and strict Cistercian reform, with its emphasis on manual labour.
Bishop Valdemar however was imprisoned in 1193 after a failed attempt to oust Duke Valdemar (later King
Valdemar II
) of Denmark.
Without his supervision the new foundation at Guldholm was abandoned after a few years. The remains of the community went north to the banks of the
Flensborg Fjord near the hamlet of Ryd and began work on a new Cistercian monastery, Ryd Abbey
( Ryd Kloster) in 1210.
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References
- ^ "Guldholm kloster". Nordisk familjebok. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Ryd Kloster". Dengang.dk. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
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