A beguinage, from the French term béguinage, is an architectural complex which was created to house beguines: lay religious women who lived in community...
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The Great Beguinage of Leuven (Dutch: Groot Begijnhof van Leuven) is a well-preserved beguinage and completely restored historical quarter containing...
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The Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage (French: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste au Béguinage; Dutch: Sint-Jan-Baptist ten Begijnhofkerk) is a Catholic...
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Elizabeth of Hungary at Sint-Amandsberg, Ghent, in 1941 and moved to the Béguinage of St Elisabeth at Kortrijk in 1960, where she became one of a community...
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Ten Wijngaerde (Begijnhof Brugge) (redirect from Béguinage, Bruges)
The Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde (Dutch: Prinselijk Begijnhof Ten Wijngaerde) is the only preserved beguinage in Bruges, Belgium. There are no more...
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the Ten Wijngaerde Béguinage, a beguinage built in the 13th century, is included in the World Heritage Site of "Flemish Béguinages". Bruges is known for...
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Begijnhof, Amsterdam (category Beguinages)
private dwellings, centre on it. As the name suggests, it was originally a béguinage. Today it is also the site of two churches, the Catholic Houten Huys and...
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Brenda Odimba (section Protest at the Béguinage Church)
hunger strike of undocumented migrants in Belgium, which took place at the Béguinage Church in Brussels. Odimba called on the Belgian government to align its...
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gives you an overview of Kortrijk's history. Beguinage museum located in the old town, in the béguinage. Flemish Film museum and archive Bakery- and Millmuseum...
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(in French). Retrieved 26 October 2023. "Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste au Béguinage – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels...
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Holy Corner (Begijnhof Ghent) (redirect from Holy Corner (Ghent Béguinage))
Elisabeth is a beguinage in Ghent, Belgium. It is one of three beguinages in the city – the other two are the new Saint Elisabeth beguinage in the suburb...
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history; it is not a city-museum. The city of Ghent also houses three béguinages and numerous churches including St. Jacob's Church, St. Nicholas' Church...
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Besides these churches, the city housed St. Paul's Abbey, the 15th-century beguinage of St. Nicholas, and a 14th-century chapter house of the Teutonic Knights...
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currently the judicial capital of the province of Belgian Limburg. The Béguinage, founded in 1257, has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since...
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friars were drawn to their life of prayer. Thus, in the Low Countries some beguinages adopted the Carmelite rule and thus formed communities in the second half...
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several orders because she was nearly blind. She was accepted into the Béguinage of St Elisabeth at Sint-Amandsberg, Ghent in 1941. She was musically talented...
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hall. The béguinage of Sint-Agnes, with its 13th-century church, was also classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site of Flemish Beguinages. An 11th-century...
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The Great Beguinage of Sint-Amandsberg (Dutch: Groot Begijnhof van Sint-Amandsberg) is an eight-hectare beguinage in the Sint-Amandsberg suburb, just...
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Brussels. Historically more important, as it held its own trade market Béguinage and cloth hall; but the city never expanded beyond the large market square...
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addition, the UNESCO World Heritage Site Groot Begijnhof, a historic beguinage in the south of city, is owned by the university and functions as one...
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rester à l'église du Béguinage jusqu'au traitement des dossiers". lalibre.be. Retrieved 2021-09-27. "Le cri des sans-papiers du béguinage: "On restera jusqu'à...
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church, the old beguinage is home to a local history museum. Both institutions are now managed jointly as the Erasmus House and Beguinage Museums. The Synagogue...
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rights. The Lier beguinage was founded in 1258 and in 1998 was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Flemish Béguinages site. The last...
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Groot Begijnhof (Small and Large Beguinages), which house lay religious women, form part of the Flemish Béguinages World Heritage Site. The grounds of...
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works (see "Association Emmanuel Viérin 1869–1954" below). Palabre (1895) Béguinage à Courtrai (1932) Rochers de la Madrague (1896) From 1889 on Emmanuel...
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Daniel Noesig – trumpet Jesse Sparhawk – harp Saint-Jean-Baptiste au Béguinage Children's Choir – choir Luke Savisky Craig McCaffrey Pieter DeWagter...
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Our-Lady Ter Hooyen (category Beguinages)
The small beguinage O.L.V. Ter Hooyen is situated in southern area of Ghent. This beguinage was built on the ‘Groene Hooie’, between the ‘Hooipoort’ and...
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University College Maastricht is located at Zwingelput in a 15th-century béguinage, named Nieuwenhof. Maastricht Science College has its new home since 2012...
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raid shelter Countess Elisabeth Thun-Fugger with Mikhail Gorbachev, 2005 Beguinage - housing complex created to house lay religious women who have not taken...
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and urban planning. He became renowned for the restoration of the Grand Béguinage in Leuven, where he put into practice the Venice Charter, of which he...
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