List of Christian monasteries in Belgium explained

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.

A

Carthusians

Premonstratensians

B

C

men's collegiate foundation

D

E

F

G

H

J

K

L

Augustinian Canonesses

Augustinian Canonesses

Jesuits

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

V

W

Y

Z

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Achelse Kluis . Achelse Kluis . 2014-02-17.
  2. http://www.institutdupatrimoine.be/code/fr/cent_hist.asp
  3. "Good Hope Abbey"
  4. Web site: brialmont.be . brialmont.be . 2014-02-17.
  5. Web site: sint-andriesabdij.org . sint-andriesabdij.org . 2014-02-17.
  6. 1148-?
  7. Web site: monasterechevetogne.com . monasterechevetogne.com . 2014-02-17.
  8. Web site: ermeton.be . ermeton.be . 2014-01-21 . 2014-02-17.
  9. 1010-1796
  10. dedicated at first to Saint Peter, after 1175 to Saint Adrian
  11. 1095-1798; 1933–, used as a retreat centre etc by various Roman Catholic orders
  12. founded as a Francophone house, Mont César Abbey; became Dutch-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
  13. 654-1796
  14. 685-?
  15. Web site: église de Marche-les-Dames . Users.belgacom.net . 2014-02-17.
  16. Web site: Maison Notre-Dame - Madonna House - Marche-les-Dames, Belgium . Madonna House . 2014-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181208/http://www.madonnahouse.org/field/marche-les-dames.html . 2016-03-03 .
  17. Web site: Maredret - Abbaye de Maredret . Maredret.be . 2014-02-17.
  18. Web site: maredsous.be . maredsous.be . 2014-02-17.
  19. Web site: abbayedenizelles.be . abbayedenizelles.be . 2014-02-17.
  20. Web site: orval.be . orval.be . 2014-02-03 . 2014-02-17.
  21. Web site: Maidez . Abbaye de La Ramée . Ramee.be . 2005-11-15 . 2014-02-17.
  22. Web site: trappistes-rochefort.com . trappistes-rochefort.com . 2014-02-17.
  23. first community of Dominican friars, 1603 to 1797; premises acquired 1836 by the community of St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem, who resettled here
  24. fdd 1243 at Lier, moved to Hemiksem 1246
  25. closed 2006; nuns moved to Ermeton
  26. 810-1610
  27. Web site: scourmont.be . scourmont.be . 2014-02-17.
  28. Web site: abbayedestavelot.be . fr . abbayedestavelot.be . 2014-02-17.
  29. Web site: evolutionbuilder.com . evolutionbuilder.com . 2014-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928183547/http://www.evolutionbuilder.com/val-dieu/ . 2011-09-28 . dead .
  30. 1146-1796
  31. revival of the former community at Stavelot
  32. Web site: L’Abbaye Notre-Dame Du Sacré-Cœur De Westmalle . Trappistwestmalle.be . 2014-02-17.
  33. Web site: L'Abbaye de Saint-Sixte &#224 Westvleteren . Sintsixtus.be . 2014-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141019185302/http://www.sintsixtus.be/fr/index2.html . 2014-10-19 .
  34. 1329-1796