List of Christian monasteries in Belgium

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.

Former St. Peter's Abbey, Ghent
 
The Abbaye de Marche-les-Dames or Abbaye de Notre-Dame du Vivier at Marche-les-Dames (Namur)
 
Saint-Hubert

Notes

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  1. ^ "Achelse Kluis". Achelse Kluis. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  2. ^ [1] Archived March 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Good Hope Abbey"
  4. ^ "brialmont.be". brialmont.be. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  5. ^ "sint-andriesabdij.org". sint-andriesabdij.org. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  6. ^ 1148-?
  7. ^ "monasterechevetogne.com". monasterechevetogne.com. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  8. ^ "ermeton.be". ermeton.be. 2014-01-21. Retrieved 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. ^ "église de Marche-les-Dames". Users.belgacom.net. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  16. ^ "Maison Notre-Dame - Madonna House - Marche-les-Dames, Belgium". Madonna House. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  17. ^ "Maredret - Abbaye de Maredret". Maredret.be. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  18. ^ "maredsous.be". maredsous.be. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  19. ^ "abbayedenizelles.be". abbayedenizelles.be. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  20. ^ "orval.be". orval.be. 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  21. ^ Maidez (2005-11-15). "Abbaye de La Ramée". Ramee.be. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  22. ^ "trappistes-rochefort.com". trappistes-rochefort.com. Retrieved 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. ^ "scourmont.be". scourmont.be. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  28. ^ "abbayedestavelot.be" (in French). abbayedestavelot.be. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  29. ^ "evolutionbuilder.com". evolutionbuilder.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  30. ^ 1146-1796
  31. ^ revival of the former community at Stavelot
  32. ^ "L'Abbaye Notre-Dame Du Sacré-Cœur De Westmalle". Trappistwestmalle.be. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  33. ^ "L'Abbaye de Saint-Sixte &#224 Westvleteren". Sintsixtus.be. Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  34. ^ 1329-1796

References

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  • Berlière, U., 1955–92 (revised edition). Monasticon Belge (7 vols, first published 1890). Bruges.
  • Cottineau, L., 1939–70: Répertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et prieurés (3 vols). Mâcon.
  • d'Haenens, Albert, 1971: Abbayes de Belgiques. Groupe Clio 70: Brussels.
  • Michel, E., 1923: Abbayes et monastères de Belgique. Brussels.