The Uckermark monasteries were founded under the rule of the Margraves of Brandenburg and reached their pinnacle in the second half of the 13th century. In 1269 the nunnery of the Cistercian Order was established via an endowment from the Knight Heinrich von Stegelitz, together with the village of „Marienfliess“ (known today as Boitzenburg). The sovereigns donated the village foundry and 10 hectares of land to the monastery in 1271. Many of the villages of the Uckermark are under the patronage of the monastery, which generates a significant income.

Although the monastery was secularised in 1536 during the course of the Reformation the buildings were preserved. In 1538, the bailiff of the Uckermark, Hans von Arnim, was granted use of the monastery under the provision that the remaining nuns there be granted lifelong residential rights. During the Thirty Years‘ War (1618 -1648) most of the buildings were then destroyed by Danish troops. The stones from the ruins were subsequently used for the reconstruction of Boitzenburg, including the farming village (circa 1700).