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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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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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 Roman...
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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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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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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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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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(in French). Retrieved 26 October 2023. "Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste au Béguinage – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels...
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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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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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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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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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(Dutch: Onze Lieve-Vrouwekerk) with two paintings by Anthony van Dyck The béguinage is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998. The city hall and belfry have...
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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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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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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 National...
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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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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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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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disabled by war wounds in 1836. At the age of seven, she entered the Beguinage of Santo Domingo in Granada, the center where the Empress Eugénie de Montijo...
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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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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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The concert took place at the Church of Saint John The Baptist at the Béguinage in Brussels. All tracks are written by Jóhann Jóhannsson Bass, Electronics...
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(house the 'Brabantse Delta Water Board' since 1972) The Begijnhof, a Beguinage. Saint Anthony's Cathedral (Sint-Antoniuskathedraal), the cathedral church...
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