Coustumes - Moines de l'Abbaye de Grimberge

Grimbergen Abbey is a

Premonstratensian The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré (), also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines and, in Britain and Ireland, as the White Canons (from the colour of their habit), is a religious order of canons regular of the Catholic Church ...

monastery in

Grimbergen Grimbergen () is a municipality in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, 10 km north of the capital Brussels. It comprises the towns of Beigem, Grimbergen, Humbeek, and Strombeek-Bever. In 2017, it had a population of 37,030 and an are ...

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, established in 1128 in the place of an earlier foundation of

Augustinian Canons Canons regular are priests who live in community under a rule ( and canon in greek) and are generally organised into religious orders, differing from both secular canons and other forms of religious life, such as clerics regular, designated by ...

. The abbey itself was dissolved in 1796 in the aftermath of the

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, but the abbey church of

Saint Servatius Saint Servatius ( nl, Sint Servaas; french: Saint Servais; li, Sintervaos; hy, Սուրբ Սերվատիոս ''Surb Servatios'') (born in Armenia, died in Maastricht, traditionally on 13 May 384) was bishop of Tongeren —Latin: ''Atuatuca ...

survived as the parish church of Grimbergen. After the French Revolution the abbey was reinstated. The building in its present form dates from 1660. It was elevated to the status of

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in 1999.

Abbots

After the French Revolution

* 48. Jan-Baptist Van Den Bergen (1834–1851) * 49. Godfried Van Overstraeten (1851–1870) * 50. Ludolphus Van Beveren (1870–1876): Cor unum in Deo * 51. Alexander Van Put (1876–1897) :In dilectione et patientia * 52. Evermodus Lahaise of Lahaize (1897–1915):

In te Domine speravi Psalm 31 is the 31st psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "In thee, O , do I put my trust". In Latin, it is known as "In te Domine speravi". The Book of Psalms is part of the third section of the Hebrew B ...

* 53. Hiëronymus Hoppenbrouwers (1916–1941):

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* 54. Augustinus Cantinjaeu (1942–1946) : In de vreugde der liefde * 55. Hroznata Van Heesch (1946–1957) * 56. Emiel Louis De Winde (1957–1982) * 57. Werenfried Petrus Wagenaar (1982–2004): In vinculo pacis . * 58. Erik De Sutter (2004–current): Illum oportet crescere.

Other

Grimbergen is also known for its cheese, bread and beer, although at present its beer is being produced by the

Carlsberg Group Carlsberg A/S (; ) is a Danish multinational brewer. Founded in 1847 by J. C. Jacobsen, the company's headquarters is in Copenhagen, Denmark. Since Jacobsen's death in 1887, the majority owner of the company has been the Carlsberg Foundation. T ...

.. In May 2021 they announced they are now producing their own beer.

References

External links

Old Archives of Norbertines - Abbey of Grimbergen
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ODIS - Online Database for Intermediary Structures

New Archives of Norbertines - Abbey of Grimbergen
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ODIS - Online Database for Intermediary Structures
Christian monasteries in Flemish Brabant Premonstratensian monasteries in Belgium 1128 establishments in Europe 1796 disestablishments in Europe {{Belgium-Christian-monastery-stub