King Eystein I: marble portrait head originally from Munkeliv AbbeyBirgitta Sigfusdatter: Madonna with child (Munkeliv, ca. 1450)
Munkeliv Abbey (Norwegian: Munkeliv kloster) was a Benedictine abbey located at Nordnes in Bergen, Norway. It was one of the oldest monasteries in Norway, and also one of the wealthiest and best-documented. There are no visible remains today.[1][2][3]
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MunkelivAbbey (Norwegian: Munkeliv kloster) was a Benedictine abbey located at Nordnes in Bergen, Norway. It was one of the oldest monasteries in Norway...
building a new royal palace, as well as constructing churches and the MunkelivAbbey. Eystein died of illness in August 1123, and his brother Sigurd thereby...
the king dismissed Olav. In 1455, Olav Nilsson was assassinated at MunkelivAbbey together with his son Nils, his brother Peder Nilsson Skanke, as well...
Christian I 1-2 September – Hanseatic merchants attacked and destroyed MunkelivAbbey in Bergen. Olav Nilsson, commander of Bergenhus Fortress was killed...
(along with Margaret) Sacking of Bergen by the Victual Brothers. The MunkelivAbbey at Nordnes suffered great damage from the attack. Marmøy, Reidar (1963)...
and in 1455, Hanseatic merchants were responsible for burning down MunkelivAbbey. In 1476, Bryggen burned down in a fire started by a drunk trader. In...
this day. On 8 October 1453 the knight Hans Kruckow had moved to the MunkelivAbbey, near Bergen. He gave all his properties and goods to the monastery...
established around 1100. Nidarholm Abbey was founded at Trondheim by a wealthy nobleman. MunkelivAbbey and Selje Abbey were established in the early 12th...
the Cathedral Chapter both agreed in 1531 in exchange for the wealthy MunkelivAbbey as their compensation. In November of the same year, Christian II returned...
to Bergen, Hanseatic merchants attacked him at MunkelivAbbey. In the attack which destroyed the abbey, Olav was killed together with Leif Thor Olafsson...
Tautra. MunkelivAbbey was destroyed by fire and was never rebuild. The town of Tønsberg was destroyed by fire. Halsnøy Abbey was dissolved. Lyse Abbey was...
churches and gave the episcopal tithes of Valdres to the Brigittines of MunkelivAbbey near Bergen in 1441 in their hour of need. The last Catholic bishop...
Viking Ship Museum in Oslo. Nicolaysen also carried out excavations of MunkelivAbbey located at Nordnes in Bergen in 1857 and 1860. Here, well-crafted structural...
Bjørgvin He served as Bishop of Bjørgvin until his death on 1 Sep 1455. at MunkelivAbbey during an attack by Hanseatic merchants pursuing Olav Nilsson, commander...
in the turmoils of the Reformation, and the shrine was transferred to Munkeliv monastery. The shrine was lost when that monastery was destroyed in its...
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