Usedom Abbey

The monastery was founded before 1155 Rough I. of the Pomeranian princes Ratibor and his wife Pribislawa. and of Premonstratensian canons in or close to a same settlement on the island of Usedom, near the eponymous town of Usedom, built. It was the first and most important branch of the Premonstratensian in East Germany.

History

The Year of establishment is not sure about supplies and a certificate of incorporation does not exist. The founders gave the necessary land for the monastery and the church, worried their establishment and Bewidmung of the Convention. At the suggestion of the Bishop Anselm of Havelberg Grobe was first occupied with Canons Regular of the Monastery of Our Lady in Magdeburg under the leadership of Provost Sibrandus, was later reinforced by Havelberger canons and the canons of Pardwin in Brandenburg.

After the Pomeranian princes ( dukes from 1170 ) converted to Christianity, 1140 the Diocese of Pomerania was built based in Wolin. The first monasteries in Pomerania, which in addition also Stolpe Abbey Rough belonged, were founded by Ratibor I and his wife Pribislawa. The monastery Grobe was confirmed on June 8, 1159 by Bishop Adalbert of Pomerania to Pomerania and was Mary and St. Godehard consecrated. In 1168 Bishop Konrad I. confirmed to the monastery whose possessions. During the Danish invasions from 1162 to 1177 the monastery were inflicted heavy damage and 1177 called desolate. 1175 gave the Duke of Pomerania Casimir I the monastery Rough Slatkoviz the village and exchanged with him four of the surrounding villages with the village Pustkow to Pommern. By Prince Bogusław I. The monastery was rebuilt with Havelberger Prämonstratensermönchen 1178.

The village and monastery Grobe was a part of the former borough of Usedom, who was lying in front of the castle. As Usedom 1184 was again ravaged by the Danes, were moved to the monastery on the nearby mountain Watchow, also Marienberg ( Mons Mariae ) and later called mountain monastery. Under Abbot Disibodus the Norbertine abbey moved to 1307 Marienberg after Pudagla on Schmollensee. Bishop Henry of Kammin announced on February 10, 1308 to the permit. In Pudagla emerged high above the lake enclosure, farmyard and the church. The monastery also retained in Pudagla its old name Uznam ( Usedom).

At times, the Bishop of Pomerania had its seat in the Rough monastery. This increased importance and influence of the monastery in the 12th century. The scope covered the island of Usedom and areas south of the Szczecin Lagoon, prove in many written references of the 12th and 13th centuries, in which the Pomeranian Dukes Bogislaw I, II and Bogislaw Barnim I the monastery churches, denominations and possessions assume:

1187 Duke died Bogislaw I. He was buried in Rough monastery. I. In the 13th century some extensions are documented at Duke Barnim. Thus the Church Ueckermuende was transferred to the monastery in 1243 and the following year the monastery was given the freedom to bring in the Ueckermünder Heath timber and firewood and drive fisheries in the Szczecin Lagoon. This probably founded on the lagoon of the village Mönkebude, which was first mentioned in 1244. On the island of Usedom, the influence area of the monastery was closed in 1270 by a geographically of Barnim I. prompted exchange available. This exchange involved six communities who are in possession of the diocese of Pomerania were ( Krienke, Suckow, Mellenthin, Balm at Balmer Ueckeritz and Loddin ), which fell to Coarse against assignment of Damerow in Pomerania (near Pommern ). During the Reformation, the monastery was dissolved in 1535. The site Pudagla was transformed into a office.

Today in Pudagla only a few ruins remain, the church was demolished in 1984. In the years 1991-1998 the University of Greifswald led on behalf of the Historical Commission for Pomerania south of Usedom in Wilhelmshof on the former grounds of the convent bauarchäologische excavations. With the help of aerial photographs, geoelectric and geomagnetic measurements in addition to archaeological finds and tombs also the foundation remains of the monastery and the monastery church were uncovered.

Burials

In Rough monastery following Pomeranian dukes were buried: Ratibor I., Bogislaw I. and V. Wartislaw