Definition of Beguinage. Meaning of Beguinage. Synonyms of Beguinage

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Definition of Beguinage

Beguinage
Beguinage Be`gui`nage", n. [F.] A collection of small houses surrounded by a wall and occupied by a community of Beguines.

Meaning of Beguinage from wikipedia

- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...