Kastelle Priory

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Kastelle Priory (Norwegian: Kastelle kloster; Swedish: Kastelleklostret) was an Augustinian monastery in Konghelle in the former Norwegian province of Båhuslen (now Kungälv in Bohuslän, Sweden).

The monastery existed from the end of the 12th century until its dissolution during the Reformation in 1529. It was founded by the Norwegian archbishop Øystein Erlendsson and completely built by the mid-13th century. The monastery was under the authority of the Archdiocese of Nidaros but also had a close relationship with Æbelholt Abbey in Denmark.

King Frederick I confiscated the monastery in 1529 and gave it to Jørgen Steenssøn.

Sources and external links

Katolsk.no: Kastelle kloster (Norwegian)

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Former Monasteries	Alvastra Abbey Bäckaskog Abbey Börringe Priory Dragsmark Abbey Greyfriars (Stockholm) Greyfriars (Ystad) Gudhem Abbey Herrevad Abbey Julita Abbey Kastelle Priory Mariefred Charterhouse Nydala Abbey Solberga Abbey St. Clare's Priory (Stockholm) St. Peter's Priory (Lund) Vårfruberga Abbey Varnhem Abbey Vreta Abbey Ås Abbey Öved Abbey

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