Løgum Abbey

Løgum Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in the present town of Løgumkloster in North Schleswig, Denmark. In 1548, the monastery was closed down. The site is now occupied by Løgumkloster Church. Løgum Abbey was founded in 1173 by Bishop Stefan of Ribe who had previously been at Herrevad Abbey in Skåne, the first Cistercian foundation in Denmark . Løgum was in a sense a daughter house to Herrevad. The abbey was called "Locus Dei" in Latin , meaning "God's place" and dedicated to the Virgin Mary.The new wooden monastery was destroyed by a fire in 1190. Bishop Omer of Ribe encouraged monks from other monasteries to go to Løgum to rebuild the abbey and its church. King Valdemar II gave it several farms to provide it with a steady income.The surviving four-sided abbey complex was constructed of red bricks apparently manufactured on the site in the Gothic style. It was completed during the first decades of the 14th century and consisted of the church and at least two wings, one for the monks and one for guests and the hospital.After the Reformation, the monks were allowed to remain in the monastery until after the death of the abbot in 1548.

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