Lier, Belgium
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Lier is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. It is composed of the city of Lier proper and the village of Koningshooikt. The city centre is surrounded by the river Nete, around w
Hoogbrug over the Nete in Lier
Beguinage, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
"Witches stone" on the marketplace
Interior of Saint-Gommaire, Lierre by David Roberts, 1850
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.
Lier, Belgium
…7th century and died on 11 October 714. He was canonised in 754. In 1194 Lier was given oppidum status and in 1212 granted municipal 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 surviving beguine died…
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