Bethlehem Abbey, Bonheiden Explained

Bethlehem Abbey
Native Name:Abdij Bethlehem
Native Name Lang:nl
Order:Order of Saint Benedict
Established:1975
Functional Status:monastery
Completed Date:1965
Map Type:Belgium

Bethlehem Abbey in the village of Bonheiden, Belgium, is a house of Benedictine nuns of the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation. The monastery was built in 1965 as a Redemptorist house but was transferred to the Benedictines in 1975.[1]

The community formerly ran a publishing imprint which produced Dutch translations of the writings of Basil of Caesarea and Athanasius of Alexandria.

Since 30 May 2015 the Benedictines have shared the monastery buildings with a lay community (the Moriya Community).[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/dibe/relict/2516 Abdij van Bethlehem in Inventaris Onroerend Erfgoed
  2. Web site: Abdij Bonheiden verleent gastvrijheid aan nieuwe gemeenschap Moriya. Kerknet. 2 Jun 2015. nl. 22 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130150311/http://archief.kerknet.be/actua/nieuws_detail.php?nieuwsID=132204. 30 January 2016. dead. Consulted 22 January 2016.