Begijnhof, Amsterdam
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The Begijnhof is one of the oldest hofjes in Amsterdam, Netherlands. A group of historic buildings, mostly private dwellings, centre on it. As the name suggests, it was originally a béguinage. Today i
The Begijnhof of Amsterdam
Begijnhof, 2015
The Wooden House
Beguinage
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A beguinage, from the French term béguinage, is an architectural complex which was created to house beguines: lay religious women who lived in community without taking vows or retiring from the world.
Begijnhof, Amsterdam
…hofjes in Amsterdam, Netherlands. A group of historic buildings, mostly 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 Miracle Church and the English Reformed Church. The Begijnhof is the only inner court in…
Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde, Bruges
View of the St. Elizabeth Beguinage in Kortrijk
A beguine, inhabitant of a beguinage. Excerpt from a manuscript of the beguinage of Sint-Aubertus in Ghent. Made c. 1840.
View of the Great Beguinage in Leuven