- opportunities.
Simons (2001) has
shown how the
smaller beguinages as well as the
court beguinages answered such women's
social and
economic needs, in addition...
- the case in
other beguinages. A few
houses were
replaced or
constructed in the 19th century, but far less than in
other beguinages, such as in Lier. The...
-
established formal communities for
these women that
became known as
beguinages.
Beguinages (Begijnhoven in Dutch-speaking areas)
tended to be
located near...
- Corner, is a
beguinage in Ghent, Belgium. It is one of
three beguinages in the city – the
other two are the New St.
Elizabeth Beguinage in the suburb...
- the
image of the holy
Elizabeth of Hungary, who was the
patron of many
beguinages, can be seen. De
Wijngaard is also
devoted to
Saint Alexius. The entrance...
- 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...
- 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...
-
Groot Begijnhof (Small and
Large Beguinages),
which house lay
religious women, form part of the
Flemish Béguinages World Heritage Site. The
grounds of...
- on the list. The
first sites to be
added to the list were the
Flemish Béguinages, the Grand-Place in
Brussels and the
lifts on the
Canal du Centre, at...
-
lines 1 and 5.
Three court beguinages existed in
Brussels during the
Middle Ages; the
first and
largest of them was the
Beguinage de Notre-Dame de la Vigne...
