List of Christian religious houses in Belgium

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This is a list, as yet incomplete, of Christian religious houses, both extant and dissolved, in Belgium, for both men and women. All listed so far are Roman Catholic.


Contents
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

Benedictine nuns
  • Aldeneik Abbey (Abdij van Aldeneik) at Aldeneik, Maaseik, Limburg: Benedictine nuns, later canons regular
  • Amay, former commune of Jehay (Liège):
  • Antwerp:
    • St. Saviour's Abbey, Antwerp (Abdij SintSalvator Antwerpen): Cistercian monks
    • Antwerp Charterhouse: Carthusians
  • Argenton Abbey (Abbaye d'Argenton) at Lonzée, Gembloux (Namur): Cistercian nuns
  • Assebroek, see Steenbrugge
  • Ath Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Refuge d'Ath) at Ath (Hainaut): Cistercian nuns
  • Aubechies Abbey (Abbaye de la Sainte-Trinité et de Saint-Géry d'Aubechies) at Aubechies (Hainaut): Benedictine monks
  • Aulne Abbey (Abbaye d'Aulne) at Gozée (Hainaut): Benedictine monks, then secular clergy, then Augustinian canons, then Cistercian monks
  • Averbode Abbey (Abdij van Averbode) (extant) at Averbode, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem (Flemish Brabant): Premonstratensians
  • Aywiers Abbey (Abbaye d'Aywiers) at Aywiers, Couture-Saint-Germain, Lasnes (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian nuns

[edit] B

  • Baudelo Abbey (Abdij van Baudelo or Baudeloo) at Sinaai-Waas (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns
  • Beaupré Abbey (Abdij van Beaupré) at Grimminge (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns
  • Beaurepart Abbey (Abbaye du Beaurepart) in Liège: Premonstratensians
  • Ter Beeck Abbey (Abdij Ter Beeck) at Halle-Boyenhoven: Cistercian nuns
  • Béguinages (Begijnhofen) at:
    • Antwerp, Bruges, Dendermonde, Diest, Ghent[3], Hoogstraten, Lier, Leuven[4], Mechelen[5], Courtrai, Sint-Truiden, Turnhout and Tongeren
  • Bethlehem Abbey, see Bonheiden
  • Bijloke Abbey, also Byloque Abbey (Abdij van der Bijloke or Abbaye de la Byloque) at Ghent (East Flanders): Cistercian monks
  • Boneffe Abbey (Abbaye de Boneffe) at Éghezée (Namur): Cistercian nuns, then Cistercian monks [6]
  • Bonheiden Abbey or Bethlehem Abbey, Bonheiden (extant) at Bonheiden (Antwerp): Benedictine nuns
  • Bonne-Espérance Abbey (Abbaye de Bonne-Espérance[7]) at Vellereille-les-Brayeux, Estinnes (Hainaut): Premonstratensians
  • Bornem, see St. Bernard's Abbey, Bornem
  • Braschaat Abbey (Abdij SintMichiel Braschaat) (dissolved) at Braschaat (Antwerp): Premonstratensians
  • Brecht Abbey or Abbey of Our Lady of Nazareth, Brecht (Abdij van Onze Vrouwe van Nazareth) (refoundation of the earlier house at Lier) at Brecht (Antwerp): Trappist nuns
  • Brialmont Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Brialmont) (extant), in the former Château de Brialmont, Tilff (Liège): Trappist nuns[3]
  • Brogne Abbey (Abbaye de Saint-Gérard-de-Brogne) at Saint-Gérard, Mettet (Namur): Benedictine monks[8]
  • Bruges, see St. Andrew's Abbey, Bruges, and St. Godelieve's Abbey, Bruges
  • Brussels:
    • English Ladies, Brussels (Abbaye des Dames anglaises de Bruxelles): English Benedictine nuns in exile

[edit] C

  • La Cambre Abbey (Abbaye de la Cambre or Abdij Ter Kameren) at Ixelles, Brussels: Cistercian nuns
  • Cambron Abbey (Abbaye de Cambron-Casteau) at Brugelette (Hainaut): Cistercian monks[9]
  • Celles Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Hadelin de Celles-sur-Lesse) at Celles, Houyet (Namur): either Benedictine monks, or a men's collegiate foundation
  • Chercq Charterhouse (Kartuizerkloster Sint-André Chercq) (dissolved) at Chercq near Tournai (Hainaut): Carthusians
  • Chevetogne Abbey (Abbaye de Chevetogne) at Ciney (Namur): Benedictine monks of both Latin and Byzantine rites[4]
  • Chimay (Hainaut):
  • Clairefontaine Abbey (Abbaye de Clairefontaine) at Arlon (Luxembourg): Trappist nuns
  • Cornillon Abbey (Abbaye du Mont-Cornillon) in Liège: Premonstratensian double house
  • Cortenberg, see Kortenberg

[edit] D

  • Dendermonde Abbey or Saints Peter and Paul's Abbey, Dendermonde (Sint Pieters-en-Paulusabdij, Dendermonde) at Dendermonde (East Flanders): Benedictine monks
  • Dikkelvenne Abbey (Abdij van Dikkelvenne), moved to Geraardsbergen in 1081, at Dikkelvenne, Gavere (East Flanders): Benedictine monks
  • Ter Doest Abbey (Abdij Ter Doest) at Lissewege, Bruges (West Flanders): Cistercian monks
  • Doornzele Abbey (Abdij van Doornzele) at Evergem (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns
  • Ten Duinen Abbey (Abdij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Ten Duinen or Abdij Ten Duinen; Abbaye des Dunes) at Koksijde (East Flanders): Cistercian monks

[edit] E

  • Ename Abbey (Sint-Salvatorabdij) at Ename, Oudenaarde (East Flanders): Benedictine monks
  • Enghien Charterhouse (Chartreuse d'Enghien) at Enghien (Hainaut): Carthusian monks
  • Épinlieu Abbey (Abbaye d'Épinlieu) at Mons (Hainaut): Cistercian nuns
  • Ermeton Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ermeton-sur-Biert) at Ermeton-sur-Biert (Namur): Benedictine nuns[5][10]

[edit] F

  • Floreffe Abbey (Abbaye de Floreffe) at Floreffe (Namur): Premonstratensians
  • Florennes Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Florennes) at Florennes (Namur): Benedictine monks[11]
  • Florival Abbey (Abbaye de Florival) at Archennes (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian nuns
  • Forest Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Forest-lez-Bruxelles) at Forest-lez-Bruxelles (Brussels): Benedictine nuns

[edit] G

  • Gembloux Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Exupère de Gembloux) at Gembloux (Namur): Benedictine monks
  • Geraardsbergen Abbey (Abdij van Geraardsbergen), previously at Dikkelvenne, at Geraardsbergen (East Flanders): Benedictine monks[12]
  • Ghent, East Flanders:
    • St. Bavo's Abbey, Ghent (Abdij-Sint-Baw van Gent): Benedictine monks
    • English Ladies (Abbaye des Dames anglaises), Ghent: English Benedictine nuns in exile
    • Abbaye Saint-Pierre-du-Mont-Blandin, Ghent: Benedictine monks
    • Abbaye Notre-Dame du Rijke Gasthuis, Ghent: Benedictine nuns
  • Ghislenghien Abbey (Abbaye du Val des Vierges de Ghislenghien) at Ghislenghien (Hainaut): Benedictine nuns
  • Gistel Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Godelieve de Gistel or Abdij Ten Putte) (extant) at Gistel (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
  • Grand-Bigard Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Wivine du Grand-Bigard) at Grand-Bigard, Dilbeek: Benedictine nuns
  • Grandpré Abbey (Abbaye de Grandpré) at Gesves (Namur): Cistercian monks
  • Grimbergen Abbey (Abdij van Grimbergen) at Grimbergen (Flemish Brabant): Premonstratensians
  • Groeninge Abbey (Abdij van Groeninge) at Courtrai (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns

[edit] H

  • Haaltert Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Géry de Haaltert) at Haaltert (East Flanders): Benedictine monks
  • Hastière Abbey (Abbaye d'Hastière) at Hastière (Namur): Benedictine monks
  • Hemelsdaele Abbey (Abdij van Hemelsdaele) at Hemelsdaele, Bruges (West Flanders): Cistercian nuns
  • Hemiksem, see St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem
  • Hérinnes Charterhouse (Chartreuse Notre-Dame de la Chapelle d'Hérinnes) at Hérinnes (Hainaut): Carthusian monks
  • Herkenrode Abbey (Abdij van Herkenrode) at Herkenrode, Hasselt (formerly Kuringen) (Limburg): Cistercian nuns
  • Heylissem Abbey (Abdij van Heylissem) at Hélécine (Walloon Brabant): Premonstratensians
  • Hocht Abbey (Abdij van Hocht) at Lanaken (Limburg): Cistercian monks, then Cistercian nuns

[edit] J

  • Le Jardinet Abbey (Abbaye du Jardinet) at Walcourt (Namur): Cistercian nuns to 1430, then Cistercian monks

[edit] K

  • Keizersberg Abbey, also Mont César Abbey (Abdij van Keizersberg, Abdij Regina Coeli, Abbaye du Mont César) in Leuven: Benedictine monks[13]
  • Klaarland Priory or Priory of Our Lady of Klaarland (Priorij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Klaarland) at Lozen, Bocholt (Limburg): Trappist nuns
  • Kortenberg Abbey (Abdij van Kortenberg) at Kortenberg (Flemish Brabant): Benedictine nuns[14]

[edit] L

  • Leffe Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Leffe) (extant) at Leffe, Dinant (Namur): Premonstratensians
  • Liège:
    • Peace of Our Lady Abbey, Liège (Abbaye de la Paix-Notre-Dame de Liège): Benedictine nuns
    • St. James' Abbey, Liège (Abbaye Saint-Jacques de Liège): Benedictine monks
    • St. Laurence's Abbey, Liège (Abbaye Saint-Laurent de Liège): Benedictine monks
  • Lier Abbey or Abbey of Our Lady of Nazareth, Lier (Abdij van Onze Vrouwe van Nazareth) (later refounded at Brecht: see Brecht Abbey) at Lier (Antwerp): Trappist nuns
  • Lier, see Hemiksem
  • Lieu-Saint-Bernard Abbey, otherwise Abbaye Saint-Bernard-sur-l'Escaut: see St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem
  • Lobbes Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Lobbes) (dissolved) at Lobbes, Hainaut: Benedictine monks[15]
  • Leuven (Flemish Brabant):
    • Groot Begijnhof, Leuven
    • St. Gertrude's Abbey, Leuven: Augustinian Canonesses
    • St. Monica's, Leuven: Augustinian Canonesses
    • St. Michael's College, Leuven: Jesuits
  • Louvain-la-Neuve, see St. Gertrude's Abbey

[edit] M

  • Maagdendale Abbey (Abdij van Maagdendale) at Oudenaarde (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns
  • Maegdendael Abbey (Abdij van Maegdendael) at Oplinter (Flemish Brabant): Cistercian nuns
  • Malmedy Abbey (Abbaye de Malmedy) at Malmedy (Liège)[16]: Benedictine monks
  • Malonne Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Malonne) (dissolved) at Malonne (Namur): Benedictine monks[17]
  • Maredret Abbey (Abbaye de Maredret) (extant) at Anhée (Namur): Benedictine nuns[6]
  • Maredsous Abbey (Abbaye de Maredsous) (extant) at Denée (Namur): Benedictine monks[7]
  • Menin Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix de Menin or Abbaye des Saints-Anges) at Menen (Menin) (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
  • Merkem Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Pierre-et-Notre-Dame de Merkem) at Merkem (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
  • Mesen Abbey or Messines Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Messines) at Mesen (Messines) (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
  • Mons Abbey (Abbaye de la Paix-Notre-Dame de Mons) at Mons (Hainaut): Benedictine nuns
  • Mont César Abbey (Abbaye du Mont César), see Keizersberg Abbey
  • Mont Cornillon, see Cornillon Abbey
  • Mont-d'Or Abbey (Abbaye du Mont-d'Or) at Wevelgem (West Flanders): Cistercian nuns
  • Moorsel Abbey (Abbaye de Moorsel) at Moorsel, Alost (East Flanders): Benedictine nuns
  • Moulins-Warnant Abbey (Abbaye de Moulins-Warnant) at Anhée (Namur): community of women (no known rule), then Cistercian nuns 1233-1414, then Cistercian monks
  • Munsterbilzen Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Amour de Munsterbilzen) at Munsterbilzen, Bilzen (Limburg): Benedictine nuns

[edit] N

  • Namur Abbey (Abbaye de la Paix-Notre-Dame de Namur) at Namur: Cistercians
  • Nazareth, Our Lady of, see Brecht and Lier
  • Nivelles Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Gertrude de Nivelles) at Nivelles (Walloon Brabant): women's collegiate foundation
  • Nizelles Abbey (Abbaye de Nizelles) at Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian monks[8]
  • Nouveau-Bois Abbey (Abbaye du Nouveau-Bois) at Ghent (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns

[edit] O

  • Abbaye de l'Olive at Morlanwelz (Hainaut): Cistercian nuns
  • Oost-Eecloo Abbey (Abdij van Oost-Eekloo) at Eeklo (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns
  • Orienten Abbey (Abbaye d'Orienten) at Rummen (Flemish Brabant): Cistercian nuns
  • Orval Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Orval) (extant) at Villers-devant-Orval, Florenville (Luxembourg): Benedictine monks, then Canons Regular, then Cistercian monks, then Trappist monks [9]
  • Oudenaarde Abbey (Abdji van Oudenaarde) at Oudenaarde (East Flanders): Benedictine monks
  • Oudenbourg Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Pierre d'Oudenbourg) at Oudenbourg: Benedictine monks

[edit] P

  • Park Abbey (Abdij van 't Park) at Heverlee, Leuven (Flemish Brabant): Premonstratensians
  • Parc-les-Dames Abbey (Abbaye de Parc-les-Dames) at Wesemael: Cistercian nuns
  • Postel Abbey (Abdij van Postel) (extant) at Postel, Mol (Antwerp): Premonstratensians
  • Ten Putte Abbey, see Gistel

[edit] Q

  • Quévy Abbey (Abbaye de Quévy) at Quévy (Hainaut): Benedictine monks

[edit] R

  • La Ramée Abbey (Abbaye de la Ramée) (extant) at Jauchelette, Jodoigne (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian nuns[10]
  • Renaix Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Renaix) at Renaix / Ronse (East Flanders): Benedictine monks
  • Robermont Abbey (Abbaye de Robermont) at Robermont (Liège): Cistercian nuns
  • Rochefort Abbey or St. Rémy's Abbey, Rochefort (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy) (extant) at Rochefort (Namur): Cistercian nuns to 1464, then Cistercian monks, then Trappist monks[11]
  • Roeulx Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Feuillien du Roeulx) at Le Roeulx (Hainaut): Premonstratensians
  • Ten Roosen Abbey (Abdij Ten Roosen) at Aalst (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns
  • Roosendael Abbey (Abdij van Roosendael) at Sint-Katelijne-Waver (Antwerp): Cistercian nuns
  • Rothem Abbey (Abdij van Rothem) at Haelen (Limburg): Cistercian nuns

[edit] S

Saint-Hubert
Saint-Hubert
  • St. Andrew's Abbey, Bruges (Abdij SintAndries Brugge) at Zevenkerken, Bruges (West Flanders): Benedictine monks[12]
  • St. Bernard's Abbey, Bornem (extant), formerly Bornem Abbey (Sint-Bernardusabdij, Bornem or Abdij van Bornem) at Bornem (Antwerp): Cistercian monks[18]
  • St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem, also St. Bernard's Abbey on the Scheldt (Sint Bernaerdts op Scheldt or Sint Bernardusabdij) at Hemiksem (Antwerp) (moved to St. Bernard's Abbey, Bornem, in 1836): Cistercian monks[19]
  • Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie Abbey (Abbaye de Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie) at Saint-Denis, Mons (Hainaut): Benedictine monks
  • St. Gertrude's Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Gertrude de Louvain-la-Neuve) at Louvain-la-Neuve: Benedictine nuns[20]
    • see also St. Gertrude's Abbey, Leuven
  • Saint-Ghislain Abbey (Abbaye de Saint-Ghislain or Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul de la Celle) at Saint-Ghislain (Hainaut): Benedictines
  • St. Godelieve's Abbey, Bruges (St. Godelieveabdij, Brugge) (extant) in Bruges (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
  • Saint-Hubert Abbey (Abbaye Saint Pierre-Saint-Paul de Saint-Hubert) at Saint-Hubert (Luxembourg): Benedictine monks[21]
  • Saint-Rémy Abbey, see Rochefort
  • St. Sixtus' Abbey, Westvleteren, see Westvleteren
  • Sint-Truiden (Limburg):
    • St. Trudo's Abbey (Abdij van Sint-Truiden): Benedictine monks
    • St. Catherine's Abbey, Sint-Truiden (Abdij Sint Katrin van Sint-Truiden): Benedictine nuns
    • Zeppern Charterhouse, see Zepperen
  • Salzinnes Abbey (Abbaye de Salzinnes) at Salzinnes (Namur): Cistercian nuns
  • Saulchoir Abbey (Abbaye du Saulchoir) at Kain in Tournai (Hainaut): Cistercian nuns
  • Scheut Charterhouse (Kartuizerkloster Scheut) at Anderlecht (Brussels): Carthusian monks
  • Scourmont Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Scourmont) (extant) at Forges, Chimay (Hainaut): Trappist monks[13]
  • Soleilmont Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Soleilmont or Soleimont) (extant) at Fleurus (Walloon Brabant): Trappist nuns
  • Solières Abbey (Abbaye de Solières) at Ben-Ahin (Liège): Cistercian nuns
  • Spermaillie Abbey (Abbaye de Spermaillie) at Bruges: Cistercian nuns
  • Stavelot Abbey (Abbaye de Stavelot) at Stavelot (Liège)[22]: Benedictine monks [14]
  • Steenbrugge Abbey or St. Peter's Abbey, Steenbrugge (St-Pietersabdij Steenbrugge) (extant) in Assebroek, Bruges (West Flanders): Benedictine monks

[edit] T

  • Tongerlo Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo) (extant) at Tongerlo, Westerlo (Antwerp): Premonstratensians
  • Tongeren Abbey (Abdij van Tongeren) at Tongeren (Limburg): Benedictine monks
  • Tournai Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Martin de Tournai) at Tournai (Hainaut): Benedictine monks

[edit] V

  • Val-Benoît Abbey (Abbaye de Val-Benoît) at Liège: Cistercian nuns
  • Val-du-Ciel Abbey (Abbaye de Val-du-Ciel) at Ophoven (Limburg): Cistercian nuns
  • Val-Dieu Abbey (Abbaye de Val-Dieu or Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val-Dieu; Abdij van Godsdal) at Aubel (Liège): Cistercian monks[15]
  • Val-Notre-Dame Abbey (Abbaye de Val-Notre-Dame) at Antheit (Liège): Cistercian nuns
  • Val-Saint-Bernard Abbey (Abbaye du Val-Saint-Bernard) at Diest (Flemish Brabant): Cistercian nuns
  • Val-Saint-Lambert Abbey (Abbaye de Val-Saint-Lambert): Cistercian monks
  • Abbaye du Val-Saint-Georges, Cistercians: see Salzinnes
  • Val des Vierges, see Ghislenghien Abbey
  • Valduc Abbey (Abbaye de Valduc) at Hamme-Mille, Beauvechain (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian nuns
  • Vellereille-les-Brayeux, see Bonne-Esperance Abbey
  • La Vignette Abbey (Abbaye de la Vignette) at Leuven: Cistercian nuns
  • Villers-la-Ville Abbey (Abbaye de Villers-la-Ville) at Villers-la-Ville (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian monks[23]
  • Vivegnis Abbey (Abbaye de Vivegnis) at Liège: Cistercian nuns
  • Le Vivier Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Vivier) at Marche-les-Dames (Namur): women's community of no known order until c. 1235, then Cistercian nuns to 1856; Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul to 1880, Ursulines to 1914, Carmelite sisters to 1973; non-religious boarding school to 1980; the Little Sisters of Bethlehem to 2000; now occupied by the lay community Madonna House[16][17]
  • Vlierbeek Abbey (Abbaye de Vlierbeek) at Kessel-Lo, Leuven (Flemish Brabant): Benedictine monks

[edit] W

  • Waulsort Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Waulsort) at Waulsort, Hastière (Namur): Benedictine monks
  • Wauthier-Braine Abbey (Abbaye de Wauthier-Braine) at Wauthier-Braine (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian nuns
  • Wavreumont Abbey (Abbaye Saint Remacle de Wavreumont) at Wavreumont (Liège): Benedictine monks[24]
  • Westmalle Abbey (Abdij van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Heilig Hart van Westmalle) at Malle (Antwerp): Trappist monks[18]
  • Westvleteren Abbey or St. Sixtus' Abbey, Westvleteren (Sint-Sixtus-Abdij) (extant) at Westvleteren (West Flanders): Trappist monks[19]

[edit] Y

  • Ypres (West Flanders):
    • Irish Ladies (Abbaye des Dames irlandaises d'Ypres): Irish Benedictine nuns in exile
    • St. John au Mont Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Jean-au-Mont d'Ypres): Benedictine monks

[edit] Z

  • Zelem Charterhouse at Zelem near Halen (Limburg): Carthusians[25]
  • Zepperen Charterhouse (dissolved) at Zepperen, Sint-Truiden (Limburg): Carthusians
  • Zevenkerken, see St. Andrew's Abbey, Bruges
  • Zonnebeke Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Zonnebeke) at Zonnebeke, Ypres (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
  • Zwijveke Abbey (Abdij van Zwijveke) at Zwijveke, Dendermonde (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 1244-1797
  2. ^ the premises now accommodate the Centre de perfectionnement aux métiers du patrimoine and the Maison du tourisme Hesbaye et Meuse [1]
  3. ^ 3: Old Saint Elisabeth, New Saint Elisabeth in Sint-Amandsberg and Our Lady Ter Hooyen
  4. ^ 2: Large and Small
  5. ^ 2: Large and Small
  6. ^ 1461-
  7. ^ "Good Hope Abbey"
  8. ^ 919-?
  9. ^ 1148-?
  10. ^ there are ruins nearby of a earlier monastery, of which nothing is known
  11. ^ 1010-1796
  12. ^ dedicated at first to Saint Peter, after 1175 to Saint Adrian
  13. ^ founded as a Francophone house, Mont César Abbey; became Flemish-speaking with its name in the Dutch form Keizersberg in 1968 in connection with language reforms in the University of Leuven, formerly University of Louvain
  14. ^ 1095-1798; 1933-, used as a retreat centre etc by various Roman Catholic orders
  15. ^ 654-1796
  16. ^ administered together with Stavelot Abbey as the Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy
  17. ^ 685-?
  18. ^ first community of Dominican friars, 1603 to 1797; premises acquired 1836 by the community of St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem, who resettled here
  19. ^ fdd 1243 at Lier, moved to Hemiksem 1246
  20. ^ closed 2006; nuns moved to Ermeton
  21. ^ 810-1610
  22. ^ together with Malmedy Abbey formed the Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy]]
  23. ^ 1146-1796
  24. ^ revival of the former community at Stavelot
  25. ^ 1329-1796

[edit] References

  • Berlière, U., 1955-92 (revised edition). Monasticon Belge (7 vols, first published 1890). Bruges.
  • Cottineau, L., 1939-70: Répertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et prieurés (3 vols). Mâcon.
  • d'Haenens, Albert, 1971: Abbayes de Belgiques. Groupe Clio 70: Brussels.
  • Michel, E., 1923: Abbayes et monastères de Belgique. Brussels.
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