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42-763: It served as the Scandinavian headquarters of the Order, known also as "the Hospitallers", and the prior of Antvorskov reported directly to the great officer of the Order in Germany, the Grand Master of the Order on Rhodes (and, later, on Malta), and the pope. As a result, Antvorskov was one of the most important monastic houses in Denmark. Before the Reformation , its prior often served as

84-465: A pentecost service in Jerusalem . While alone, he fell asleep on a hill outside the city of Jaffa and had a vision where he was visited by a rider on a white horse. The rider offered to take Anders with him, and soon dropped him off outside of Slagelse on a hill that he called Hvilehøj . After his return to Denmark, Anders was said to have performed several miracles which healed the ill and blind. Anders

126-468: A delegated one and extends just as far as the abbot desires, or the constitutions of the congregation prescribe. He is appointed by the abbot, generally after a consultation in chapter with the professed monks of the monastery, and may be removed by him at any time. In many monasteries, especially larger ones, the claustral prior is assisted by a sub-prior , who holds the third place in the monastery. In former times there were in larger monasteries, besides

168-408: A few monasteries, holds the first place after the abbot (or grand-master in military orders), whom he assists in the government of the monastery, functioning effectively as the abbot's second-in-charge. He has no ordinary jurisdiction by virtue of his office, since he performs the duties of his office entirely according to the will and under the direction of the abbot. His jurisdiction is, therefore,

210-596: A member of the Council of the Realm ( Danish : Rigsrådet ) as well. In 1165, the Danish king Valdemar the Great , who was himself an honorary Knight of St John, gave the Order land at Antvorskov. The monastery (Danish: kloster ) was constructed soon thereafter, during the time of Archbishop Eskil . The mother monastery, on Rhodes, and a monastery on Cyprus were built to house pilgrims to

252-559: A new foundation, which remains a dependency of the mother abbey until such time as it is large and stable enough to become an independent abbey of its own. A Prior Provincial is the regional superior of certain Orders, such as the Order of Friars Preachers Dominicans or the Carmelite friars . In this last case, the head of the whole Order is called the prior general . Among communities of friars,

294-450: A piece by August Jerndorff which is still in use today. It is divided into three fields which depict the denial of Peter , the Sanhedrin trial of Jesus , and the repentance of Peter. A side altarpiece is hung to the north of the choir, which dates back to the 14th century. The side altarpiece depicts Saint Dionysius of Paris. Because Saint Dionysius was martyred after being decapitated, he

336-409: A single gothic pew was "rediscovered" in 1856, which may have originated from Antvorskov monastery. In its form today, the church is considered a cruciform church because its floor plan resembles a latin cross . The tower is built on the western end of the nave, the church porch to the south, and the sacristy on the southern end. The interior walls of the church are whitewashed and vaulted. The floor

378-539: Is an ecclesiastical title for a superior in some religious orders . The word is derived from the Latin for "earlier" or "first". Its earlier generic usage referred to any monastic superior. In abbeys , a prior would be lower in rank than the abbey's abbot or abbess . In the Rule of Saint Benedict , the term appears several times, referring to any superior, whether an abbot, provost , dean , etc. In other old monastic rules

420-460: Is laid with yellow tile, and the choir is raised a step above the nave. The altar was constructed from brick. During the 19th century a relic was found encased in a vault of the altar that has since become part of the National Museum 's collection. The church's first altarpiece was replaced by one from Antvorskov when the monastery was demolished. The altarpiece was again replaced in 1882 with

462-428: Is often depicted carrying his own head in his hands, but in this illustration only the top of his mitre has been cut off. The granite baptismal font is from the 13th century and is carved from an unusual octagonal shape, which suggests that it was original made for another purpose. This theory is supported by the fact that it came from Antvorskov monastery, which would not have performed baptisms. The brass dish inlaid in

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504-510: Is the independent superior of a monastery that is not an abbey (and which is therefore called a "priory"). In some orders, like the Benedictines, a monastery remains a priory until it is considered stable enough and large enough to be elevated to the rank of an abbey. In other Orders, like the Camaldolese and Carthusians , conventual priors are the norm and there are no abbots. (The superior of

546-515: The Bishop of Ciudad Real . Within the Order of the Holy Sepulcher , the title of Grand prior is held in personal union by the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem . [REDACTED] Media related to Priors at Wikimedia Commons Saint Peter%27s Church, Slagelse Saint Peter's Church (Danish: Sankt Peders Kirke ) is a Lutheran church located in the center of Slagelse , Denmark . The congregation

588-691: The Carthusians . The term is also used by various mendicant orders , e.g., the Carmelites and the Dominicans . This applies both to the friars and the nuns of these orders. The term connotes the idea that the 'prior general' is simply the "first among equals". The Benedictine Order and its branches, the Premonstratensian Order , and the military orders have three kinds of priors: The Claustral prior (Latin prior claustralis ), called dean in

630-468: The Good Friday sermon in 1525 that sparked the Reformation in Denmark . Thomesen refused to ratify the election in 1534 of Christian III , whom he fiercely opposed, to the Danish throne. When Count Christopher of Oldenburg failed to achieve the reinstatement of Christian II as king, Christian III persecuted both Thomesen and the monastic institution. The king demanded money from the monastery to pay off

672-573: The military Order of Christ , the Knights of Santiago , or in general, the Orders founded in the context of the Reconquista , only had one Grand Prior who acted as the Orders' Chief-cleric. During the peak of the Orders' influence, the chivalric Grand Priors were considered to be equal in rank with a bishop. Since 1953, the priories of the Spanish Chivalric Order have been held in personal union by

714-470: The Benedictine Order. Monastic congregations of hermit origin generally do not use the title of abbot for the head of any of their houses, in an effort to avoid the involvement with the world the office of an abbot would entail. As a result, it is not in use for the congregation as a whole. Among them, the equivalent term of 'prior general' is the one used. This applies, e.g., to the Camaldolese and

756-600: The Holy Land. Daughter houses such as Antvorskov were to forward any profits from properties to the monastery on Rhodes. Over time, however, especially after the collapse of Crusader kingdoms in Palestine, the Order focused more on helping local people, especially those suffering from leprosy, which was not uncommon in medieval Europe. In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the monastery became one of Denmark's major landowners. Many persons nearing death and seeking to withdraw from

798-512: The church in the late 12th century. Though he was never canonized by the Roman Catholic church , he has been venerated by local practitioners. It is believed that he was buried at the church after his death in 1205. According to legend, Anders had been traveling with twelve other people from Slagelse on a pilgrimage . He parted ways with his traveling companions in Jaffa because he wanted to attend

840-484: The debt he had incurred in securing his election to the throne. After the Reformation, the monastery complex became a royal residence. In 1585, it became illegal to use the name "Antvorskov Abbey" to refer to the property; it was thenceforth to be called "Antvorskov Castle" ( Danish : Antvorskov Slot ). Frederik II died at Antvorskov in 1588. Frederik IV 's wife was created Countess of Antvorskov , but upon her death

882-494: The font is from the 17th century. The pulpit was built around 1630 in the late renaissance style. It is constructed in an octagonal shape, where only five of its faces are visible. In 1880, this pulpit had been replaced, but was later reinstalled in the early 20th century. The pulpit originally had a matching sounding board, but it was not reinstalled. In 1950, the pulpit was restored by Peter Axelsen. The church has two votive ships named Haabet and Ørnen . Haabet , which means

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924-487: The hands of local noble families. In 1799, State Minister Bruun bought the remaining estate, divided it into four parcels, and sold them off. Several of the fixtures from the monastery were transferred to nearby Saint Peter's Church , including an altar and a baptismal font. The remnants of the monastic complex crumbled, visited by Danes and others as a picturesque reminder of the distant past; in his autobiography, Hans Christian Andersen , for example, mentions excursions to

966-499: The hope , was built in 1800. It was created by Johs Rasmussen, a blacksmith from Slagelse, reportedly after he had gone blind. Haabet was restored in 1998 by Ove Andersen  [ da ] . Ørnen , which translates to the Owl , was built by a painter from Slagelse, Ove Andersen. The ship was commissioned and donated by Ole Haugaard, who died in April 1997 and did not live to see it hung in

1008-467: The major houses of Camaldolese nuns, however, is called an abbess .) This title, in its feminine form prioress , is used for monasteries of nuns in the Dominican and Carmelite orders. An Obedientiary Prior heads a monastery created as a satellite of an abbey. When an abbey becomes overlarge, or when there is need of a monastery in a new area, the abbot may appoint a group of monks under a prior to begin

1050-484: The monastery between 1468 and 1490, and he added a new chapel attached to the abbey church. Eskil Thomesen , the last Catholic prior, received permission to wear the vestments of a bishop and perform a bishop's functions without being ordained. Thomesen opposed the introduction of Lutheran teaching and was responsible for sending Hans Tausen , who lived at the monastery, to prison in Viborg for teaching Lutheran "heresy" in

1092-401: The nave on December 14, 1997. At Haugaard's request, one and two øre pieces were laid under the masts. The organ was installed by Poul-Gerhard Andersen of Copenhagen in 1974. It has 20 registers which are divided into sets of manuals and pedals. There is no record of previous organs in the church. The church is connected to the legend of Saint Anders of Slagelse, who had been a priest at

1134-437: The nave still show the church's original stone, which transitions into the brick added by later renovations. In the early 14th century, two additions to the church added a choir on the eastern side of the nave and a church porch . Later in the 14th century, a second chapel was added to the south so that the floor plan of the church resembled a cross. At the same time, the ceiling was reconstructed to include vaults. The sacristy

1176-418: The order properties within a single language sphere. The grand priories were sometimes subdivided into smaller priories and bailiwicks, and at the lowest level, into commanderies . While the subdivision into langues was abolished in 1798, the subdivision into grand priories still exists within the sovereign Order of Malta , the modern successor of the historical Order of St. John. Other chivalric orders, such as

1218-440: The prior and the sub-prior, also a third, fourth and sometimes even a fifth prior. Each of these was called circa (or circator ), because it was his duty to make the rounds of the monastery to see whether anything was amiss and whether the brethren were intent on the work allotted to them respectively. He had no authority to correct or punish the brethren, but was to report to the claustral prior whatever he found amiss or contrary to

1260-451: The properties reverted to the crown. In 1717, the castle became for a while a staging location for the Danish army, housing troops. The abbey church was reopened for services in 1722. In 1774 the property was sold as private property to Georg Ditlev Frederik Köes, who ordered the church to be pulled down and the materials used to rebuild his manor at Falkenstein. In 1774, lands at Anvorskov were broken into nine large estates, which passed into

1302-417: The pyramidal spire that the church has today. A later restoration, completed in 1880 by Johan Daniel Herholdt , plastered the interior of the church. The project revealed a fresco behind the altar from 1350 which was then restored by Jacob Kornerup . Most of windows in the church date to Herholdt's restoration, though two east facing windows are considered to be original. The pews were also added 1880, though

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1344-435: The required excess to the mother house. In time, Antvorskov came to own farms and land all over Denmark and as far south as Rügen, where a daughter abbey at Maschenholt was established in 1435. The list of priors is long, but a few outstandingly notable names appear. Henrik of Hohenscheid was an advisor to the Danish kings Erik V and Erik VI , from whom the monastery received many lucrative holdings. Jep Mortensen rebuilt

1386-540: The ruins of the monastery. Anvorskov is also mentioned at HCA's A String of Pearls. By 1816, the last of the ancient buildings stood in hopeless disrepair and were torn down. In 1888 the Nationalmuseum excavated ruins found at the property, that can be viewed at the museum building at Kongevejen, 4200 Slagelse. 55°22′59″N 11°22′59″E  /  55.383°N 11.383°E  / 55.383; 11.383 Prior (ecclesiastical) Prior (or prioress )

1428-602: The rules. In the Congregation of Cluny and others of the tenth, eleventh and twelfth centuries there was also a greater prior ( prior major ) who preceded the claustral prior in dignity and, besides assisting the abbot in the government of the monastery, had some delegated jurisdiction over external dependencies of the abbey. In the high days of Cluny, the abbot was assisted by a coadjutor styled Grand-Prior ( Grand-prieur in French). The Conventual prior (Latin prior conventualis )

1470-473: The second superior is called the sub-prior and his office is similar to that of the claustral prior in the Benedictine Order. In the medieval order of St. John (also known as the Knights Hospitaller ), a Grand Prior acted as the administrator of an order province known as a Grand Priory. These Grand Priories were joined into larger administrative units known as "Langues", which roughly encompassed all of

1512-573: The term is used in the same generic sense. With the Cluniac Reforms , the term prior received a specific meaning; it supplanted the provost or dean ( praepositus ), spoken of in the Rule of St. Benedict. The example of the Cluniac congregations was gradually followed by all Benedictine monasteries, as well as by the Camaldolese , Vallombrosians , Cistercians , Hirsau congregations , and other offshoots of

1554-423: The tower entrance there is a memorial stone to Hans Spirhugger, who had rebuilt the tower in 1664 and died at Antvorskov in 1683. By 1818, the church had become so dilapidated that its closure was considered. Instead, structural repairs were carried out; most notably, the spire of the tower was removed and replaced with a mansard roof . During restorations in 1871, the mansard roof was again removed and replaced by

1596-442: The world into a quasi-religious life donated some or all of their goods to the monastery. Many families seeking heavenly rest for their kinsmen donated property to buy prayers in perpetuity for those deceased relatives, or to buy burial places inside the abbey church. Despite the vast landholdings attached to the monastery, the central government of the Order on Rhodes (and, later, on Malta) often scolded Antvorskov for failing to send

1638-433: Was also reportedly a good friend of King Valdemar II . On one occasion, the king is said to have offered him as much land for his parish as he could ride around on a nine-day-old foal in the time it took the king to take a bath. Taking a bath was a tedious and time-consuming task at the time, but the king doubted that Anders would be able to cover much ground. Anders took up the king's offer, and he covered enough ground that

1680-439: Was built and replaced Saint Peter's Church as the main parish church of Slagelse. Saint Anders of Slagelse was a priest at the church in the late 12th century. After his death in 1205, he was venerated by local practitioners for various miracles he is believed to have performed, despite never being canonized . The oldest part of the church was built in the romanesque style in the 12th century from stone. The lower walls of

1722-482: Was built in the early 16th century and had vaulted ceilings to match the renovations to the nave. The church's original tower, which had been built in the Middle Ages, blew over in 1660. It was replaced in 1664 with the current tower which is dated by iron anchors and Frederick III's monogram. The lower part of the tower, which was built out of large stones, may have been reused from the original tower's foundation. In

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1764-465: Was originally part of the Roman Catholic Church , but was converted to Lutheranism during the Reformation . The church was originally built in the 12th century out of stone, but it has since received a variety of brick extensions and renovations. The church's steady expansions reflect the continued growth of the town. In the 14th century, Saint Michael's Church (Danish: Sankt Mikkels Kirke )

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