page_title: Crosier Monastery, Maastricht
section_title: List of priors
hierarchical_section_title: Crosier Monastery, Maastricht / History / List of priors
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of prior Joseph Leurs of the Croziers Monastery in Maastricht (1778-96). In 1804 he became prior of the Croziers Monastery in Sint Agatha (Cuijk). The portrait was painted in 1781 by C. Delin, probably the same as N.J. Delin, a minor Dutch portrait painter. Leurs was probably 34 years old when this portrait was painted. The portrait is part of the historical collection of Erfgoedcentrum Nederlands Kloosterleven in Sint Agatha, the Netherlands.
context_page_description: The Crosier Monastery or Monastery of the Crutched Friars is a former monastery of the Order of the Holy Cross in Maastricht, Netherlands. The well-preserved convent buildings house a five-star hotel, the Kruisherenhotel. It is a rare example of a Gothic monastery in the Netherlands, having survived more or less in its entirety. The buildings from the 15th and 16th century constitute three listed buildings. The more or less intact monastery archive is unique in the Netherlands.
context_section_description: From 1438 until 1796 around 30 priors were in charge of the Maastricht Crosier foundation. Initially, the monastery was not allowed to choose its own prior. Later, probably from the 16th century onward, priors were chosen by the so-called house chapter, made up of all priests (friars who had taken holy orders) and presided by the magister general from Huy. A sub-prior (coadjutor) and a manager (procurator) were appointed by the prior, after consulting with the house chapter. In some cases a prior would be procurator too.
  from 1438: Michael of Testelt
  1460: Johannes Clocker (Clockner)
  1462: William Welters of Horst
  1476: Henry of Cologne
  1483: Waltherus Beckers of Herentals
  1517: Mathias Mijnecom
  1527: Ludolphus of Sant
  1528: Johannes Proenen
  1543: Petrus Plas
  1544: Arnoldus Millen of Hasselt
  1553: Servatius Heynsberch
  1570: Johannes Haelwijck
  1576: Nicolaus Coenen
  1579: Jan of Randenrade (acting prior)
  1581: Hubertus of Stavelot
  1585: Gerardus Bysman (acting prior)
  1586: Henricus of Vorst
  1587: again Johannes Haelwijck
  1598: Lambertus Moens
  1600: Johannes Laurentius van Erp
  1607: François Borset
  1619: Martinus Pauli van Weeze
  1645: Arnoldus Brugard
  1665: Theodorus Godding
  1679: Johannes Baptista Meyers
  1682: Laurentius van der Haegen
  1711: Leonardus Godding
  1721: Willem Marres
  1722: Willem Cruts
  1745: Michaël Jorissen
  1766: Willem Jacobs
  1778: Joseph Leurs
  1796: dissolution of the monastery
caption: Joseph Leurs, the last prior (1778-1796)
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