Groeninge Cistercian Abbey
The Cistercian Abbey Groeninge was 1236-1796 a monastery of Cistercian nuns in Kortrijk (French: Courtrai), Province of West Flanders , in Belgium .
history
Groeninge Abbey had three locations. Groeninge I was donated in 1235 at Gut Rodenborch in Marke near Kortrijk. Groeninge II was created from 1265 by moving Groeninge I to a suburb of Kortrijk. Groeninge III was built in its final location in the city center from 1581 and was alive until 1797 when the monastery was dissolved and partially dismantled by the French Revolution . The remaining buildings were inhabited by the poor Clarissen from 1845 to 1978 . Then (between Groeningestraat and Begijnenhof) the nuns' dormitory was restored (until 1992) and museums (“Kortrijk 1302” and a museum on the city's history) were set up. The miraculous image of the Lady of Groeninge is venerated in St. Michael's Church.
literature
- Philippe Despriet: De Kortrijkse Groeningeabdij. An archeological and historical study. In: Handelingen van de Koninklijke Geschied- en Oudheidkundige Kring van Kortrijk , Nieuwe Reeks 59, 1993 (263 pages).
- Nicolas Huyghebaert: Abbaye de Groeninghe à Courtrai. In: Monasticon Belge . III, 2. Liège 1966, pp. 513-544.
- Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne. Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, pp. 367–368.
Web links
- Mention of "Groeninge" in the Encyclopaedia Cisterciensis
- History and official description of Groeninge Abbey, Dutch, with location and photos
- Museum history, Dutch, with picture
- Description of the museum, Dutch, with picture
- Archive information with bibliography on Groeninge Abbey
- Reference to the miraculous image of the Lady of Groeninge, German
- Abbey dormitory, photo
Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 47 " N , 3 ° 16 ′ 11.9" E