Begijnhof Ten Wijngaerde

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Begijnhof Ten Wijngaerde
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0 · photo page on Wikimedia Commons

The Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde (Dutch: Prinselijk Begijnhof Ten Wijngaerde) is the only preserved beguinage in Bruges, Belgium. There are no more beguines living there, but since 1927, it has functioned as a convent for Benedictines, founded by canon Hoornaert. In the same year, the houses at the west side were also reshaped and enlarged into the Monasterium De Wijngaard, a priory of Benedictine nuns.

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