Dieleghem Abbey
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Dieleghem Abbey is a former abbey in Jette, northwestern Brussels, Belgium.
History[]
The oldest reference to the abbey dates from 1095, when the Bishop of Cambrai issued a charter in its favour. Initially administered by Augustinian canons, in 1140, the abbey's monks switched to the rules of the Premonstratensian order. In the 13th century, the abbey now called Dieleghem possessed half of the commune's territory and played an important social and economic role until the French Revolution. The abbots, mitred from 1532, sat in the States of Brabant.
In November 1796, the Canons Regular were evicted and deported to an island off the shores of Brittany.[1] The abbey in Dieleghem was looted and subsequently destroyed, sparing only the abbot's residence. Other abbeys in Flanders, like Afflighem, Grimbergen and Groot-Bijgaarden, shared a similar fate.
The former residence of the abbot now houses the collections of the museum of the County of Jette.[2]
Further reading[]
- G. Paulus, De abdij van Dielegem, in the series Brussel, stad van kunst en geschiendenis, 41 (Brussels, 2005), 48p. ISBN 978-2-96005-028-8
- G. Paulus, L’abbaye de Dieleghem, in the series Bruxelles, ville d’art et d’histoire (Brussels, 2005), 48 p.
- G. Paulus, Jette, in the series Guides des communes de la Région bruxelloise (Brussels, 2000), 83 p.
References[]
- ^ (in Dutch) HET NOTITIEBOEKJE VAN PASTOOR MICHEL, mosenghem.skynetblogs.be
- ^ County of Jette Communal Museum Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, brusselsmuseums.be
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External links[]
- County of Jette Communal Museum, brusselsmuseums.be
- De abdij van Dielegem, erfgoed.brussels
- Abdij van Dielegem, irisnet.be
Coordinates: 50°53′02″N 4°19′10″E / 50.88389°N 4.31944°E
- Christian monasteries in Brussels
- 1095 establishments in Europe
- Premonstratensian monasteries in Belgium
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