In the Middle of the 12th century, this church of the former Saint Gerturde’s Abbey was nothing more than a simple but impressive prayer room. The church was built between the 13th and 15th century. In the church you can find remarkable late Gothic choir stalls. The open spire known as the ‘tower’ without securing [...]
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Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Leuven 2015
Saint Gertrude’s Abbey
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 14th 2015
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Leuven 2015
The Small Beguinage
A beguine community rose up by the St. Gertrude’s Abbey. This Small Beguinage is mentioned for the first time in 1272. The district consists of a street and two blind alleys where women who served in the nearby abbey lived. The small beguinage had few financial resources and the buildings rapidly fell into decay. The [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 13th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Holidays, Leuven 2015
Leuven – Day Three
We had another lazy start to the day and after breakfast we decided not to venture into the garden just in case we got locked in again. Instead Mr C decided to walk me to the Botanical Gardens so I could enjoy them whilst he made his way to the station to buy train tickets [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 26th 2015
