- A
beguinage, from the
French term
béguinage, is an
architectural complex which was
created to
house beguines: lay
religious women who
lived in community...
- The
Princely Beguinage Ten
Wijngaerde (Dutch:
Prinselijk Begijnhof Ten Wijngaerde) is the only
preserved beguinage in the
Belgian city of Bruges. There...
- The
Groot Begijnhof of
Leuven is a well
preserved beguinage and
completely restored historical quarter containing a
dozen streets in the
south of downtown...
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established formal communities for
these women that
became known as
beguinages.
Beguinages (Begijnhoven in Dutch-speaking areas)
tended to be
located near...
- 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...
- 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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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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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...
- The
beguinage is one of the
quaintest sites in the city. It too, was
listed by
UNESCO as a
World Heritage Site, on the list of "Flemish
Béguinages". The...
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church in the
beguinage of Lier, Belgium, has a
statue of St
Begga standing above the inscription: St. Begga, our foundress. The Lier
beguinage dates from...