This is a list of Christian religious houses in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany, including Rügen, extant and non-extant, and including houses of both men and women. Almost all religious houses were suppressed during the Reformation in the 16th century, except for a few women's houses which survived, some into the 20th century, as Lutheran collegiate foundations for unmarried daughters of the nobility. Since the reunification of Germany in 1990, a Franciscan friary has been established, as of 2008 located at Waren.
| Religious house | Location | Dedication | Order | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broda Abbey | Broda, Neubrandenburg | Premonstratensian Canons | 1170-Reformation | ||
| Dargun Abbey, now Schloss Dargun | Dargun | Cistercian monks | 1172-1198; 1208-1552; the first foundation, in 1172 from Esrum Abbey in Denmark, was destroyed in 1198, when the monks abandoned the site and moved to Eldena; refounded in 1208 from Doberan Abbey; rebuilt as Schloss Dargun (Dargun Castle), 1562-1945 | ||
| Dobbertin Abbey | Goldberg, Parchim | Benedictine monks to c. 1235, thereafter Benedictine nuns; after Reformation a Lutheran noblewomen's collegiate foundation (Damenstift) | c. 1220-1572; 1572-1918 | ||
| Doberan Abbey | Bad Doberan | Cistercian monks | 1171-1552 | ||
| Eldena Abbey, formerly Hilda | Greifswald | Cistercian monks | 1199-1535; Eldena was built for the dispossessed Danish monks formerly at Dargun Abbey | ||
| Franciscan Friary, Greifswald (Grey Friars) | Greifswald | Franciscan friars | 1242-1556 | ||
| Dominican Priory, Greifswald (Black Friars) | Greifswald | Dominican friars | dates tbe | ||
| Güstrow Friary, Güstrow | Güstrow | Franciscan friars | 1509-1552 | ||
| Hiddensee Abbey | Kloster, Hiddensee | Cistercian monks | 1296-1534 | ||
| Ivenack Abbey (now Schloss Ivenack) | Ivenack | Cistercian nuns | 1252-1550s | ||
| Malchow Abbey | Malchow, Müritz | formerly Magdalen Penitents (OSMM), moved from Röbel; Cistercian nuns from 1298; Lutheran noblewomen's collegiate foundation (Damenstift) from 1572 | 1298-1572; 1572-1923; now houses the Mecklenburg Organ Museum | ||
| Franciscan Friary, Neubrandenburg (I) | Neubrandenburg | Franciscan friars | 1248-1552 | ||
| Franciscan Friary, Neubrandenburg (II) | Neubrandenburg | Franciscan friars | 1998-2004; moved to Waren | ||
| Neuenkamp Abbey | Franzburg | Cistercian monks | 1231/33-1535 | ||
| Franciscan Friary, Parchim | Parchim | Franciscan friars | 1246-1552 | ||
| Rehna Abbey or Priory | Rehna | Benedictine nuns | c. 1230-1552 | ||
| Ribnitz-Damgarten | Poor Clares to 1586; thereafter Lutheran noblewomen's collegiate foundation (Damenstift) | 1325-1586; 1586-1918; now the German Amber Museum | |||
| Franciscan Friary, Ribnitz | Ribnitz-Damgarten | Franciscan friars | 1324-1553 | ||
| Magdalen Penitents | Röbel | Magdalen Penitents | 13th century; moved to Malchow | ||
| Marienehe Charterhouse or Rostock Charterhouse | Rostock | Carthusian monks | 1396-1552 | ||
| Franciscan Friary, Rostock | Rostock | Saint Catherine | Franciscan friars | 1243-1534 | |
| Holy Cross Abbey, Rostock | Rostock | Holy Cross | Cistercian nuns to 1582; Lutheran noblewomen's collegiate foundation (Damenstift) | 1270-1582; 1582-1920 | |
| Dominican Priory, Rostock | Rostock | Saint John | Dominican friars | before 1256-1531 | |
| Bergen Abbey[1] (St. Mary's Abbey, Bergen) | Bergen auf Rügen, Rügen | Saint Mary | Cistercian nuns | late 12th century[2] -Reformation | |
| Rühn Abbey | Rühn near Bützow | Cistercian nuns; Lutheran noblewomen's collegiate foundation (Damenstift) | 1232-Reformation; Reformation-1756; also a well-known girls' school | ||
| Franciscan Friary, Schwerin | Schwerin | Franciscan friars | 1236-1552 | ||
| Sonnenkamp Abbey or Priory | Neukloster | Benedictine nuns | 1219-1555 | ||
| Stolpe Abbey | Stolpe near Anklam | Benedictine monks; from 1304, Cistercian monks | 1153-1534 | ||
| Dominican Priory, Stralsund | Stralsund | Saint Catherine of Siena | Dominican friars | before 1251-1525 | |
| Franciscan Friary, Stralsund | Stralsund | Franciscan friars | 1254-1525 | ||
| St. John's Hospital, Stralsund | Stralsund | Knights Hospitallers | dates tbe | ||
| Abbey of St. Anne and St. Bridget, Stralsund | Stralsund | Saint Anne and Saint Bridget of Sweden | c. 1420-1525 | ||
| Tempzin Hospital | Tempzin near Brüel, Parchim | Saint Anthony | Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony | 1222-1550; preceptory and hospital | |
| Grobe Abbey | Grobe, Usedom | Premonstratensian Canons | c. 1155-1309; moved to Pudagla; also known as Usedom Abbey | ||
| Pudagla Abbey | Pudagla, Usedom | Premonstratensian Canons | 1309-1535; also known as Usedom Abbey | ||
| Krummin Abbey or Priory | Krummin, Usedom | Cistercian nuns | 1302/03-1563 | ||
| Franciscan Friary, Waren | Waren | Franciscan friars | from 2004; extant; moved to Waren from Neubrandenburg http://franziskaner-waren.de/geschichte/index.html | ||
| Blackfriars, Wismar Schwarzes Kloster | Wismar | Dominican friars | 1293-1564 | ||
| Franciscan Friary, Wismar | Wismar | Franciscan friars | 1251-1527 | ||
| Zarrentin Abbey | Zarrentin | Cistercian nuns | 1248-1552 http://www.kloster-zarrentin.de/ |