Aerial view of the abbey. In the centre of the picture is the church and the renovated gatehouse chapel. To the left some ruins of the medieval abbey can be seen, while at the top of the picture Nydala Manor is discernible.
Nydala Abbey (Swedish: Nydala kloster) was a Cistercian monastery in the province of Småland, Sweden, near the lake Rusken. Although the abbey ceased to operate in the 16th century, its church was renovated and converted into a Protestant church during the 17th century and is still in use. The church belongs to the Church of Sweden and is part of the Diocese of Växjö.
NydalaAbbey (Swedish: Nydala kloster) was a Cistercian monastery in the province of Småland, Sweden, near the lake Rusken. Although the abbey ceased to...
NydalaAbbey Bloodbath (Swedish: Blodbadet i Nydala kloster) in NydalaAbbey, Sweden, on 2 February 1521 was the execution of the abbot and several monks...
order of enclosed monks and nuns formed in 1098, originating from Cîteaux Abbey. Their monasteries spread throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, but...
Machine. Accessed 19 December 2015. Blessed Mary Elisabeth Hesselblad, Abbey of Saint-Joseph de Clairval, 23 July 2001 Pope Francis Sets Canonization...
reorganized under Abbot Gerhard of Alvastra Abbey. An early 13th-century source adds that he made donations to NydalaAbbey in Småland. Legend also attributes...
of Damascus, Janbirdi al-Ghazali. February 2 – The NydalaAbbey Bloodbath takes place at NydalaAbbey, Sweden; the abbot and many monks are murdered by...
He is also known to have donated land and privileges to Vreta Abbey and NydalaAbbey. The donations suggest that his main interests lay in the provinces...
of Damascus, Janbirdi al-Ghazali. February 2 – The NydalaAbbey Bloodbath takes place at NydalaAbbey, Sweden; the abbot and many monks are murdered by...
Cistercian monks from NydalaAbbey in Småland on mainland Sweden. Its name in Latin was Sancta Maria de Gutnalia. Eventually the abbey grew in importance...
the Middle Ages it comprised 19 gardens and belonged to NydalaAbbey in Småland. After the abbey's appropriation by Gustav Vasa in the 1520s the mansion...
of the Swedish War of Liberation. February 2 – The NydalaAbbey Bloodbath take place in NydalaAbbey. March - The rebel army takes control of Falun after...
Stockholm Cathedral, or Church of St. Nicholas (Stockholm) Nydala Monastery Roma Abbey Skara Cathedral (Skara) Trefaldighetskyrkan (Karlskrona) German...
of Queen Ulvhild and founded a number of abbeys: Alvastra in Östergötland, Varnhem in Västergötland, and Nydala in Småland. The king also strove to achieve...
visited Sweden, where he granted an indulgence to the Cistercian abbey church of Nydala. He celebrated a synod at Vienna on 10 May 1267, attended by six...
religious orders were established throughout Sweden. Alvastra, Nydala and Varnhem abbeys were founded by the Cistercians. The Dominicans and the Franciscans...
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