Hemelsdaele Cistercian Abbey

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The Cistercian Abbey Hemelsdaele (also: Hemelsdael or Hemelsdale ) was a monastery of the Cistercian nuns from 1237 to 1796 in Esen, east of Diksmuide (1237-1270), in Zillebeke , southeast of Ieper (1270-1295), in Werken, Kortemark (1295-1575) ), in Diksmuide (1607–1671) and most recently in Bruges (1671–1804), Province of West Flanders , in Belgium . It should not be confused with Hemelsdaal Abbey in Ophoven, Kinrooi , the predecessor of the Dalheim Cistercian abbey .

history

The Hemelsdaele ("Himmelstal") monastery, founded in 1237, was settled with the help of the Cistercian Abbey of Marquette . It was relocated four times, but mostly lived in the Belgian Westhoek . In Bruges, the monastery was dissolved by the French Revolution in 1796 . The Dames de l'Instruction Chrétienne de Gand / Befers van het Christelijk Onderwijs , the Belgian branch of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sacré-Cœur) founded by Agathe Verhelle (1786–1838 ) , bought the monastery buildings in Bruges in 1829 and opened an educational institute , which kept the name Hemelsdaele and carried it on to the present day in the form of various schools.

literature

  • Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 368.

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