The nunnery was founded at an unknown date, probably in the mid-12th century, by one of the
Bishops of Aarhus, possibly to function as a
double monastery with the nearby Voer Abbey. Vissing Priory and
Øm Abbey (
Øm Kloster) each owned half of the
Vosgårde, which was a mill with appurtenances; the two religious houses were in dispute over it for the greater part of their existence. The nunnery was formally wound up between 1424 and 1449 and its estates were transferred to Ulrik Stygge, Bishop of Aarhus. After years of contention some of them were eventually made over to Voer Abbey in 1488. ==References==