Stunning Interior of Beguinage Church Brussels

Almost half a kilometer away from the Grand Place square of Brussels is the Beguinage Church. I had read the appreciation of the façade of this church in many tourist reviews and the history attached with this church: these are the two factors which compelled me to visit this place.

The interior of Beguinage Church is very well preserved. However the neighboring Beguine convent, which used to have up to 1,200 nuns, disappeared in the 19C.

Interior of Beguinage Church Brussels

Interior of Beguinage Church Brussels

Interior of church of St John the baptist of beguinage Brussels

Ceiling of church of St John Brussels

A very old ‘wall carpet’ there, looked so well preserved, the designs on them and the colors very attractive.

Wall Carpet in Church of St John Brussels

Wall Carpet in Church of St John Brussels

Beguinage Brussels Belgium

Beguines are women who lived alone and devoted themselves to prayer and good work with out taking monastic vows. In the beginning of 13th century, single women mostly widows, lived in the outskirts of towns and attended the poor. They grouped their cabins together to form a community called Beguinage.

Beguinage Belgium

Residence Beguinage Brussels Belgium

This semi-monastic institution was adapted to its age and spread rapidly throughout the land. The women influenced the religious life of the people. Each of these institutions was a centre of mysticism, they shaped the thought of the urban population of the Low Countries.

There was a Beguinage at Mechlen as early as 1207, at Brussels in 1245, at Leuven before 1232, at Antwerp in 1234, and at Bruges in 1244. By the close of the century, most communes in the Low Countries had a Beguinage, whilst several of the great cities had two or more. This one that I saw in Brussels had the city growing all around it.

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Interior of Beguinage church Brussels

Interior of Beguinage church Brussels

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