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Beguinage

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Location : Bruges, Arrondissement Brugge, Belgium
Coordinate : 51.2166670, 3.2333330
Description : A béguinage (French) or begijnhof (Dutch) is a collection of small buildings used by Beguines. These were various lay sisterhoods of the Roman Catholic Church, founded in the 13th century in the Low Countries, comprising religious women who sought to serve God without retiring from the world. A béguinage comprises a courtyard surrounded by small dwellings. It is often encircled by a wall and secluded from the town proper by one or two gates. Poor and elderly beguines were housed here by benefactors. The first béguinages were set up in the 12th century in what has subsequently become the French speaking part... Read More

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    Latitude: 51.2166670
    Longitude: 3.2333330

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