Ter Beek Cistercian Abbey
The Cistercian Abbey Ter Beek (also: Terbeek or Ter Beeck ) was from 1222 to 1797, a monastery of Cistercian nuns in Sint-Truiden , Limburg , Belgium .
history
The monastery of Sint-Trudodal , founded at an unknown time in the south of Sint-Truiden (French: Saint-Trond ), was moved north of the city to the “Melsterbeek” brook in 1222 (or 1193) and was named “Ter Beek”. In 1707 there was a major fire, 90 years later it was dissolved and dismantled. Only parts of the monastery buildings and the attached manor have been preserved.
literature
- Carmélia Opsomer: Abbaye de Ter Beek, à Saint-Trond . In: Monasticon Belge . VI. Liège 1976, pp. 195-201.
- Théophile Ploegaerts: Les moniales de l'ordre de Cîteaux dans les Pays-Bas meridionaux depuis le XVIe siècle jusqu'à la Révolution franca̧ise. Les abbayes brabançonnes . I. Westmalle 1936, pp. 369-390.
- Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 380.
Web links
- Mention of “Ter Beek” in the Encyclopaedia Cisterciensis, without information
- Official description of the abbey, Dutch
- Brief history of the abbey, Dutch
Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′ 47.8 " N , 5 ° 10 ′ 18.5" E