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* Achel Abbey (''Sint-Benedictusabdij van Achel'', ''de Achelse Kluis'' or ''Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-van-La-Trappe-van-de-Heilige-Benedictus'') (extant), part in

Hamont-Achel Hamont-Achel (; li, Haëmet-Achel) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. It was founded in 1977 by a fusion of the city Hamont and the village Achel. On January 1, 2020, Hamont-Achel had a total population of 14. ...

Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...

, Belgium, and part in

Valkenswaard Valkenswaard () is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven of the province of North Brabant. The municipality had a population of in and spans an area of of which is water. The name Valkenswaard ...

, the

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Trappist The Trappists, officially known as the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance ( la, Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae, abbreviated as OCSO) and originally named the Order of Reformed Cistercians of Our Lady of La Trappe, are a ...

monks * Affligem ( Flemish Brabant): **

Affligem Abbey Affligem Abbey ( nl, Abdij Affligem, french: Abbaye d'Affligem) is a Benedictine abbey in the municipality of Affligem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, to the north-west of Brussels. Dedicated in 1086, it was the most important monastery in the Du ...

(''Abdij van Affligem'') (extant) at Hekelgem:

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monks ** Saints Mary and Wivina's Abbey, Affligem (dissolved) (''Abdij Maria Mediatrix en Sant Wivina''): Benedictine nuns * Aldeneik Abbey (''Abdij van Aldeneik'') at Aldeneik,

Maaseik Maaseik (; li, Mezeik) is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of Limburg. Both in size (close to 77 km2) and in population (approx. 25,000 inhabitants, of whom some 3,000 non-Belgian), it is the 8th largest municipality in Limb ...

, Limburg: Benedictine nuns, later

canons regular 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 ...

Amay Amay (; wa, Ama) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Amay had a total population of approximately 14,231. The total area is 27.61 km2 which gives a population density of approximatel ...

, former commune of Jehay (

Liège Province Liège (; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is the easternmost province of the Wallonia region of Belgium. Liège Province is the only Belgian province that has borders with three countries. It borders (clockwise from the north) the Du ...

): ** Amay Abbey (''Abbaye de la Paix-Dieu d'Amay'') (dissolved): Cistercian nuns (1244-1797) ** Amay Priory (''Prieuré d'Amay''), founded in the former premises of Amay Abbey above, and later moved to form Chevetogne Abbey: Benedictine monks. The premises now accommodate the ''Centre de perfectionnement aux métiers du patrimoine'' and the ''Maison du tourisme Hesbaye et Meuse'' * Andenne Abbey (''Abbaye d'Andenne'') at Andenne (Namur): Benedictine double abbey, later secular canonesses * Antwerp: ** Antwerp Charterhouse:

Carthusians The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians ( la, Ordo Cartusiensis), are a Latin enclosed religious order of the Catholic Church. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order has i ...

St. Michael's Abbey, Antwerp St Michael's Abbey in Antwerp was a Premonstratensian abbey founded in 1124 by Norbert of Xanten and laid waste during the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1807 a semaphore station was installed in the tower of the church. The buildings were demolis ...

: Premonstratensians ** St. Saviour's Abbey, Antwerp (''Abdij SintSalvator Antwerpen''): Cistercian monks * Argenton Abbey (''Abbaye d'Argenton'') at

Lonzée Lonzée ( wa, Lonzêye) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gembloux, located in the province of province of Namur, Belgium. It was a municipality in its own right until the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 19 ...

Gembloux Gembloux (; wa, Djiblou; nl, Gembloers, ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 21,964 inhabitants. The total area is 95.86 km², yielding a population dens ...

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Namur Province Namur (; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the West) on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and the French de ...

): Cistercian nuns *''Assebroek, see Steenbrugge'' * Ath Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame du Refuge d'Ath'') at

Ath Ath (; nl, Aat, ; pcd, Ât; wa, Ate) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Arbre, Ath, Bouvignies, Ghislenghien, Gibecq, Houtaing, ...

( Hainaut Province): Cistercian nuns * Aubechies Abbey (''Abbaye de la Sainte-Trinité et de Saint-Géry d'Aubechies'') at Aubechies (Hainaut): Benedictine monks *

Aulne Abbey Aulne Abbey was a Cistercian monastery located in Wallonia between Thuin and Landelies on the Sambre in the Bishopric of Liège in Belgium, now a Walloon Heritage Site. History It was originally founded as a Benedictine monastery in 656 on the b ...

(''Abbaye d'Aulne'') at Gozée (Hainaut): Benedictine monks, then secular clergy, then Augustinian canons, then Cistercian monks *

Averbode Abbey Averbode Abbey is a Premonstratensian abbey situated in Averbode, in the municipality Scherpenheuvel-Zichem (Flemish Brabant), in the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels in Belgium. It was founded about 1134, suppressed in 1797, and reestablished ...

(''Abdij van Averbode'') (extant) at Averbode,

Scherpenheuvel-Zichem Scherpenheuvel-Zichem (; french: Montaigu-Zichem) is a city and municipality located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flemish Region, Belgium, encompassing the towns of Averbode, Messelbroek, Okselaar, Scherpenheuvel, Schoonderbuken, Keiberg ...

(Flemish Brabant):

Premonstratensians 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 ...

* Aywiers Abbey or Aywières Abbey (''Abbaye d'Aywiers'' or ''d'Aywières''), founded at

Awirs Awirs ( wa, Les Awires) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Flémalle, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The population on December 31, 2004 was 2,869. A notable building is the 18th century Château d'Aigr ...

but moved to

Couture-Saint-Germain Couture-Saint-Germain ( wa, Coûteure-Sint-Djermwin) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Lasne, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the ...

Lasne Lasne (; wa, Lane) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, south east of Brussels. In 2008, Lasne had a population of 14,043. The total area is 47.22 km² which gives a population density of 297 i ...

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Walloon Brabant Walloon Brabant (french: Brabant wallon ; nl, Waals-Brabant ; wa, Roman Payis) is a province located in Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the province of Flemish Brabant (Flemish Region) and ...

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* Baudelo Abbey (''Abdij van Baudelo'' or ''Baudeloo'') at Klein-Sinaai (

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): Cistercian nuns * Beaupré Abbey (''Abdij van Beaupré'') at Grimminge (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns * Beaurepart Abbey (''Abbaye du Beaurepart'') in Liège: Premonstratensians * Ter Beeck Abbey (''Abdij Ter Beeck'') at Halle-Booienhoven,

Zoutleeuw Zoutleeuw (; french: Léau ) is a municipality and city in the Hageland, in the extreme east of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 8,498 inhabitants. The total area is 46.73 km2, giving a populati ...

, Flemish Brabant: Cistercian nuns * Béguinages (''Begijnhoven'') at: **Antwerp, Bruges, Dendermonde, Diest, Ghent (Old Saint Elisabeth, New Saint Elisabeth in Sint-Amandsberg and Our Lady Ter Hooyen) Hoogstraten, Lier, Leuven (Large and Small), Mechelen (Large and Small) Kortrijk, Sint-Truiden, Turnhout and Tongeren * Bethlehem Abbey, Bonheiden (extant) at Bonheiden (Antwerp): Benedictine nuns * Bijloke Abbey, also Byloque Abbey (''Abdij van der Bijloke'' or ''Abbaye de la Byloque'') at

Ghent Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded i ...

(East Flanders): Cistercian monks * Bois-Seigneur-Isaac Abbey (''Abbaye de Bois-Seigneur-Isaac'') at

Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac ( wa, Opin) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the King ...

Braine-l'Alleud Braine-l'Alleud (; nl, Eigenbrakel ; wa, Brinne-l'-Alou) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, about south of Brussels. The municipality consists of the following districts: Braine-l'Alleud (includ ...

, Walloon Brabant: Premonstratensians * Boneffe Abbey (''Abbaye de Boneffe'') at

Éghezée Éghezée (; wa, Inguezêye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2010 the municipality had 15,169 inhabitants. The total area is 102.81 km2, giving a population density of 146.93 inhabitant ...

(Namur): Cistercian nuns, then Cistercian monks (from 1461) *''Bonheiden Abbey, see Bethlehem Abbey, Bonheiden'' * Bonne-Espérance Abbey (''Abbaye de Bonne-Espérance'') at Vellereille-les-Brayeux,

Estinnes Estinnes (; pcd, L' Estene) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Estinnes had a total population of 7,413. The total area is 72.73 km2 which gives a population density of 102 inhabit ...

(Hainaut): Premonstratensians *''Bornem, see St. Bernard's Abbey, Bornem'' * Braschaat Abbey (''Abdij SintMichiel Braschaat'') at Braschaat (Antwerp): Premonstratensians *

Brecht Abbey Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...

or Abbey of Our Lady of Nazareth, Brecht (''Abdij van Onze Vrouwe van Nazareth'') (refoundation of the earlier house at Lier) at

Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...

(Antwerp): Trappist nuns * Brialmont Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Brialmont'') (extant), in the former Château de Brialmont, Tilff (Liège): Trappist nuns * Brogne Abbey (''Abbaye de Saint-Gérard-de-Brogne'') at Saint-Gérard (Namur): Benedictine monks (founded 919) *

Bruges Bruges ( , nl, Brugge ) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country, and the sixth-largest city of the country by population. The area of the whole city a ...

(West Flanders): ** Augustinian Priory, Bruges (''Augustijnenklooster, Brugge''): Augustinian canons ** Eekhout Abbey (''Eekhoutabdij'', Sint-Bartholomeusabdij''): Augustinian canons ** St. Andrew's Abbey, Bruges (''Abdij Sint-Andries Brugge''), now St. Andrew's Abbey, Zevenkerken: Benedictine monks ** St. Godelieve's Abbey, Bruges (''St. Godelieveabdij, Brugge''): Benedictine nuns ** St. Trudo's Abbey, Bruges (''Sint-Trudoabdij, Brugge''), originally in Bruges, then

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, now back in Bruges:

Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre The Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre (CRSS), or ''Sepulchrine Canonesses'', are a Catholic female religious order first documented in 1300. They were originally the female branch of the ancient religious order of that name, the Canons Reg ...

** Ten Wijngaerde Béguinage (''Begijnhof Ten Wijngaerde''): Beguines; from 1927 a priory of Benedictine nuns, as the Monasterium De Wijngaard *

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

: ** Coudenberg Abbey (''Abbaye du Coudenberg'', ''Abbaye Saint-Jacques-sur-Coudenberg''; ''Abdij Sint-Jacob op de Koudenberg'') in Brussels: Augustinian canons **English Ladies, Brussels (''Abbaye des Dames anglaises de Bruxelles''): English Benedictine nuns in exile ** Jericho Priory (''Klooster Jericho'', ''Klooster Onze Lieve Vrouw ter Rosen gheplant in Jericho'') in Brussels: Canonesses Regular

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* La Cambre Abbey (''Abbaye de la Cambre'' or ''Abdij Ter Kameren'') at

Ixelles (French, ) or ( Dutch, ), is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of Brussels' city centre, it is geographically bisected by the City of Brussels. It is also bordered by the munic ...

, Brussels: Cistercian nuns * Cambron Abbey (''Abbaye de Cambron-Casteau'') at

Brugelette Brugelette (; pcd, Brujlete; wa, Brudjlete) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Brugelette had a total population of 3,284. The total area is which gives a population density of . The ...

(Hainaut): Cistercian monks * Celles Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Hadelin de Celles-sur-Lesse'') at Celles,

Houyet Houyet () is a municipality of Wallonia in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,485 inhabitants. The total area is 122.31 km², giving a population density of 37 inhabitants per km². The municipality co ...

(Namur): either Benedictine monks, or a men's collegiate foundation * Chercq Charterhouse ('' Chartreuse de Chercq'') (dissolved) at Chercq near Tournai (Hainaut): Carthusians * Chevetogne Abbey (''Abbaye de Chevetogne'') at

Ciney Ciney (; wa, Cînè) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. As of 2018, Ciney had a total population of 16,439. The total area is 147.56 km² which gives a population density of 111 inhabitants per k ...

(Namur): Benedictine monks of both Latin and Byzantine rites * Chimay (Hainaut): ** St. Monegonde's Abbey, Chimay (''Abbaye Sainte-Monégonde de Chimay'') (dissolved): Benedictine monks ** Sts. Peter and Paul's Abbey, Chimay: men's collegiate foundation ** Our Lady of Peace Abbey, Chimay (''Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Paix de Chimay''): Cistercian nuns, from 1919 **''see also Scourmont Abbey'' * Clairefontaine Abbey ('' Abbaye de Clairefontaine'') near

Arlon Arlon (; lb, Arel ; nl, Aarlen ; german: Arel ; wa, Årlon; la, Orolaunum) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in and capital of the province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes, Belgium. With a population of just over 28,000, it is th ...

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Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

): Trappist nuns *''Cortenberg, see Kortenberg *''Coudenberg Abbey, see Brussels''

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* Dendermonde Abbey or Saints Peter and Paul's Abbey, Dendermonde (''Sint Pieters-en-Paulusabdij, Dendermonde'') at Dendermonde (East Flanders): Benedictine monks *

Dieleghem Abbey Dieleghem Abbey (french: Abbaye de Dieleghem) or Dielegem Abbey ( nl, Abdij van Dielegem) is a former abbey located in the Brussels municipality of Jette, Belgium. History The oldest reference to the abbey dates from 1095, when the Bishop o ...

(''Abbaye de Dieleghem'') at Dielegem in

Jette Jette (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Ganshoren, Koekelberg, and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, as well as the Flemi ...

(Brussels): Augustinian Canons 1095-1140, thereafter Premonstratensians *''Diest, see Zelem'' * Dikkelvenne Abbey (''Abdij van Dikkelvenne''), moved to Geraardsbergen in 1081, at Dikkelvenne,

Gavere Gavere () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of , Baaigem, , Gavere, and . In 2021, Gavere had a total population of 13,007. The total area is 31.35 km². Sports The ...

(East Flanders): Benedictine monks * Ter Doest Abbey (''Abdij Ter Doest'') at Lissewege, Bruges (West Flanders): Cistercian monks * Doornzele Abbey (''Abdij van Doornzele'') at

Evergem Evergem () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of , Doornzele, Ertvelde, Evergem proper, , Kluizen, , Sleidinge and . In 2021, Evergem had a total population of 35,791. Demogra ...

(East Flanders): Cistercian nuns * Drongen Abbey (''Abdij van Drongen'') at

Drongen Drongen ( French: ''Tronchiennes'') is a district within the city of Ghent (Arrondissement of Ghent). Drongen is divided into three parishes: Drongen, Luchteren and Baarle. Monastery Drongen is known for its early medieval monastery, Drongen A ...

, Gent (East Flanders): Premonstratensians *

Ten Duinen Abbey Ten Duinen Abbey or the Abbey of the Dunes ( nl, Abdij Ten Duinen) was a Cistercian monastery at Koksijde in what is now Belgium. It was one of the richest and most influential religious institutions in the medieval County of Flanders. It later re ...

(''Abdij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Ten Duinen'' or ''Abdij Ten Duinen''; ''Abbaye des Dunes'') at

Koksijde Koksijde (; french: Coxyde ; vls, Koksyde) is a town and a municipality in Belgium. It is located on the North Sea coast in the southwest of the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises apart from Koksijde, the villages of ...

(West Flanders): Cistercian monks

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*''Eekhout Abbey, see Bruges'' *

Ename Abbey Ename Abbey (1063–1795) was a Benedictine monastery in the village of Ename, now a suburb of Oudenaarde. It was founded by Adele of France, wife of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, and was confiscated during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was t ...

(''Sint-Salvatorabdij'') at

Ename Ename is a Belgian village in the Flemish province of East Flanders. It stands on the right side of the river Scheldt and it is part of the municipality of Oudenaarde. The territory was inhabited during Prehistoric and Roman times, and became a t ...

Oudenaarde Oudenaarde (; french: Audenarde ; in English sometimes ''Oudenarde'') is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Oudenaarde proper and the towns of Bevere, Edelare, Eine, Ename, H ...

(East Flanders): Benedictine monks * Enghien Charterhouse (''Chartreuse d'Enghien'') at

Enghien Enghien (; nl, Edingen ; pcd, Inguî; vls, Enge) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1January 2006, Enghien had a total population of 11,980. The total area is , which gives a population de ...

(Hainaut): Carthusian monks * Épinlieu Abbey (''Abbaye d'Épinlieu'') at Mons (Hainaut): Cistercian nuns * Ermeton Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ermeton-sur-Biert'') at

Ermeton-sur-Biert Ermeton-sur-Biert ( wa, Ermeton-so-Bier) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Mettet, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. There is a 14th-century castle in the village, which since 1936 has been in use as Ermeto ...

(Namur): Benedictine nuns There are ruins nearby of an earlier monastery, of which nothing is known * Eversam Abbey (''Abdij van Eversam'') at

Stavele Alveringem (; vls, Oalveringem) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Alveringem proper, Beveren-aan-de-IJzer, Gijverinkhove, Hoogstade, Izenberge, Leisele, Oeren, Sint-Ri ...

(West Flanders): Augustinian canons

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* Flône Abbey (''Abbaye de Flône'') at Flône,

(Liège) - Augustinian canons * Floreffe Abbey (''Abbaye de Floreffe'') at

Floreffe Floreffe (; wa, Florefe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2012 the municipality had 7,883 inhabitants. The total area is 38.89 km2, giving a population density of 203 inhabitants per km2 ...

(Namur): Premonstratensians * Florennes Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Florennes'') at

Florennes Florennes (; wa, Florene) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. As of 1 January 2006, Florennes has a total population of 10,754. The total area is 133.55 km² which gives a population density of 81 inhabita ...

(Namur): Benedictine monks * Florival Abbey (''Abbaye de Florival'') at Archennes (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian nuns * Forest Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Forest-lez-Bruxelles'') at Forest-lez-Bruxelles (Brussels): Benedictine nuns

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Gembloux Abbey Gembloux Abbey was a Benedictine abbey in Wallonia near the town of Gembloux in the province of Namur, Belgium. Since 1860, its buildings host the University of Liège's Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech faculty and campus (previously known as Agronomical U ...

(''Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Exupère de Gembloux'') at

(Namur): Benedictine monks * Geraardsbergen Abbey (''Abdij van Geraardsbergen''), previously at Dikkelvenne, at

Geraardsbergen Geraardsbergen (; french: Grammont, ) is a city and municipality located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Geraardsbergen prop ...

(East Flanders): Benedictine monks * Géronsart Abbey (''Abbaye de Géronsart'') at

Jambes Jambes (; wa, Djambe) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the city of Namur, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It was formerly a municipality itself until the fusion of Belgian municipalities in 1977. Jambes is known for the for ...

(Namur): Augustinian canons *

, East Flanders: ** St. Bavo's Abbey, Ghent (''Sint-Baafsabdij, Gent''): Benedictine monks **English Ladies, Ghent (''Abbaye des Dames anglaises''): English Benedictine nuns in exile ** St. Peter's Abbey, Ghent (''Sint-Pietersabdij, Gent''): Benedictine monks **''Abdij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Rijke Gasthuis'': Benedictine nuns * Ghislenghien Abbey (''Abbaye du Val des Vierges de Ghislenghien'') at

Ghislenghien Ghislenghien ( nl, Gellingen; pcd, Guilinguin) is a small town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Ath, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It has about 3000 inhabitants. Gas explosion On July 30, 2004 a high-pressure natur ...

(Hainaut): Benedictine nuns *''Gistel, see Ten Putte'' * Groot-Bijgaarden Abbey, also St. Wivina's Abbey (''Abdij van Groot-Bijgaarden'', also ''Sint-Wivina-abdij'') at

Groot-Bijgaarden Groot-Bijgaarden (officially) or Grand-Bigard is a village and deelgemeente in the municipality of Dilbeek, a suburb of Brussels, in Flanders, Belgium. Toponymy The name Bijgaarden is derived from the Germanic word for enclosure. The appellation ...

Dilbeek Dilbeek () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Dilbeek proper, Groot-Bijgaarden, Itterbeek (with Sint-Anna-Pede), Schepdaal (with Sint-Gertrudis-Pe ...

(Flemish Brabant): Benedictine nuns * Grandpré Abbey ('' Abbaye de Grandpré'') at Gesves (Namur): Cistercian monks * Grimbergen Abbey (''Abdij van Grimbergen'') at Grimbergen (Flemish Brabant): Premonstratensians * Groeninge Abbey (''Abdij van Groeninge'') at

Kortrijk Kortrijk ( , ; vls, Kortryk or ''Kortrik''; french: Courtrai ; la, Cortoriacum), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It is the capital and large ...

(West Flanders): Cistercian nuns

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* Haaltert Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Géry de Haaltert'') at

Haaltert Haaltert () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Denderhoutem, Haaltert proper, and . In 2021, Haaltert had a total population of 18,892. The total area ...

(East Flanders): Benedictine monks * Ter Hage Abbey (''Abdij Ter Hage'', ''Terhagen'' or ''Tenhagen'') first at Axel in the

, later in Ghent: Cistercian nuns * Hasselt Priory (''Augustijnenklooster Hasselt'') at Hasselt (Limburg): Augustinian canons * Hastière Abbey (''Abbaye d'Hastière'') at

Hastière Hastière (; wa, Astire) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 5,230 inhabitants. The total area is , giving a population density of 93 inhabitants per square kilometre. ...

(Namur): Benedictine monks * Hemelsdaele Abbey (''Abdij van Hemelsdaele'') at Hemelsdaele, Bruges (West Flanders): Cistercian nuns *''Hemiksem, see St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem'' * Hérinnes Charterhouse ('' Chartreuse de la Chapelle à Hérinnes'') at Hérinnes (Flemish Brabant): Carthusian monks *

Herkenrode Abbey Herkenrode Abbey ( li, Abdij van Herkenrode) was a Catholic monastery of Cistercian nuns located in Kuringen, part of the municipality of Hasselt, which lies in the province of Limburg, Belgium. Since 1972 some of the surviving buildings have ser ...

(''Abdij van Herkenrode'') at Herkenrode, Hasselt (formerly Kuringen) (Limburg): Cistercian nuns * Heylissem Abbey (''Abdij van Heylissem'') at

Hélécine Hélécine (; wa, Élessene; nl, Heylissem / Heilissem, ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On 1 January 2006 Hélécine had a total population of 3,068. The total area is 16.62 km² which give ...

(Walloon Brabant): Premonstratensians * Hocht Abbey (''Abdij van Hocht'') at

Lanaken Lanaken (; li, Laoneke) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2007, the municipality of Lanaken had a total population of 24,724. Its area is 59.00 km² which gives a population density of 415 inhabitant ...

(Limburg): Cistercian monks, then Cistercian nuns * Hurtebise Monastery (''Monastère d'Hurtebise'') at Saint-Hubert (Luxembourg): Benedictine nuns

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* Le Jardinet Abbey ('' Abbaye du Jardinet'') at

Walcourt Walcourt (; wa, Walcoû) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 17,516 inhabitants. The total area is 123.18 km2, giving a population density of 142 inhabitan ...

(Namur): Cistercian nuns to 1430, then Cistercian monks

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* Klaarland Priory or Priory of Our Lady of Klaarland (''Priorij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Klaarland'') at Lozen, Bocholt (Limburg): Trappist nuns * Kortenberg Abbey (''Abdij van Kortenberg'') at Kortenberg (Flemish Brabant): Benedictine nuns

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* Leffe Abbey (''Abbaye de Leffe'') (extant) at

Leffe Leffe () is a premium beer brand owned by InBev Belgium, the European operating arm of the global Anheuser–Busch InBev brewery giant. There are several beers in the range, and they are marketed as abbey beers. They are brewed in large quan ...

, Dinant (Namur): Premonstratensians * Leuven (Flemish Brabant): **

Groot Begijnhof, Leuven The Groot Begijnhof of Leuven is a well preserved beguinage and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen streets in the south of downtown Leuven. About 3 hectares (7.5 acres) in size, with some 300 apartments in almost 100 house ...

Keizersberg Abbey Keizersberg Abbey, also known as Mont César Abbey ( nl, Abdij van Keizersberg; french: Abbaye du Mont-César) is a Benedictine monastery on the hill ''Keizersberg'' or ''Mont César'' in the north of the university town of Leuven, Belgium. Hi ...

, also Mont César Abbey (''Abdij van Keizersberg'', ''Abdij Regina Coeli'', ''Abbaye du Mont César'') in Leuven: Benedictine monks **

Park Abbey Park Abbey ( nl, Abdij van Park; also Parc Abbey) is a Premonstratensian abbey in Belgium, at Heverlee just south of Leuven, in Flemish Brabant. The '' Annales Parchenses'' were written here in the 12th century. History The abbey was founded i ...

(''Abdij van 't Park'') at

Heverlee Heverlee () is a town in Belgium. It is a borough of the city of Leuven. Heverlee is bordered by Herent, Bertem, Oud Heverlee and several other municipalities that are part of Leuven (including Leuven proper and Kessel-Lo). The town is the loca ...

, Leuven (Flemish Brabant): Premonstratensians ** St. Gertrude's Abbey, Leuven: Augustinian Canonesses ** St. Monica's, Leuven: Augustinian Canonesses ** St. Michael's College, Leuven: Jesuits ** Vlierbeek Abbey (''Abbaye de Vlierbeek'') at Kessel-Lo, Leuven (Flemish Brabant): Benedictine monks * Liège: ** Abbey of the Peace of Our Lady, Liège (''Abbaye de la Paix-Notre-Dame de Liège''): Benedictine nuns ** St. James' Abbey, Liège (''Abbaye Saint-Jacques de Liège''): Benedictine monks ** St. Laurence's Abbey, Liège (''Abbaye Saint-Laurent de Liège''): Benedictine monks * Lier Abbey or Abbey of Our Lady of Nazareth, Lier (''Abdij van Onze Vrouwe van Nazareth'') (later refounded at Brecht: see Brecht Abbey) at Lier (Antwerp): Trappist nuns *''Lier, see Hemiksem'' *''Lieu-Saint-Bernard Abbey, otherwise Abbaye Saint-Bernard-sur-l'Escaut: see St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem'' *

Lobbes Abbey Lobbes Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Wallonia in the municipality of Lobbes, Hainaut, Belgium. The abbey played an important role in the religious, political and religious life of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, especially around the year ...

(''Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Lobbes'') (dissolved) at

Lobbes Lobbes (; wa, Lôbe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Lobbes had a total population of 5,499. The total area is 32.08 km² which gives a population density of 171 inhabitants per ...

, Hainaut: Benedictine monks *''Louvain-la-Neuve, see St. Gertrude's Abbey''

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* Maagdendale Abbey (''Abdij van Maagdendale'') at

(East Flanders): Cistercian nuns * Maegdendael Abbey (''Abdij van Maegdendael'') at Oplinter (Flemish Brabant): Cistercian nuns *

Malmedy Abbey The Princely Abbey of Stavelot-Malmedy, also Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy, sometimes known with its German name Stablo, was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire. Princely power was exercised by the Benedictine abbot of th ...

(''Abbaye de Malmedy'') at

Malmedy Malmedy (; german: Malmünd, ; wa, Måmdiy) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2018, Malmedy had a total population of 12,654. The total area is 99.96 km2 which gives a populati ...

(Liège): administered together with Stavelot Abbey as the Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy, Benedictine monks * Malonne Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Malonne'') (dissolved) at

Malonne Malonne ( nl, Maeslangen) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the city of Namur, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It stood as an independent municipality until 1977 with their unification process. Geography Malonne lies on ...

( Namur): Benedictine monks * Marche-les-Dames Abbey (''Abbaye de Marche-les-Dames'' or ''Abbaye de Notre-Dame du Vivier'') at

Marche-les-Dames Marche-les-Dames (; wa, Måtche-les-Dames) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the city of Namur, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It is located on the bank of the Meuse river. Because of the high cliffs this place is popular w ...

(Namur): women's community of no known order until c. 1235, then Cistercian nuns to 1856; Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul to 1880,

Ursulines The Ursulines, also known as the Order of Saint Ursula (post-nominals: OSU), is an enclosed religious order of consecrated women that branched off from the Angelines, also known as the Company of Saint Ursula, in 1572. Like the Angelines, they ...

to 1914, Carmelite sisters to 1973; non-religious boarding school to 1980; the Little Sisters of Bethlehem to 2000; now occupied by the lay community Madonna House * Maredret Abbey (''Abbaye de Maredret'') (extant) at Anhée (Namur): Benedictine nuns *

Maredsous Abbey Maredsous Abbey is a Benedictine monastery at Maredsous, in the municipality of Anhée, Wallonia, Belgium. It is a founding member of the Annunciation Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation. The abbey was founded as a priory on 15 No ...

(''Abbaye de Maredsous'') (extant) at Denée (Namur): Benedictine monks * Menin Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix de Menin'' or ''Abbaye des Saints-Anges'') at

Menen Menen (; french: Menin ; vls, Mêenn or ) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Menen proper and the towns of Lauwe and Rekkem. The city is situated on the French/Be ...

(Menin) (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns * Merkem Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Pierre-et-Notre-Dame de Merkem'') at

Merkem Merkem is a town in the Belgian province West Flanders. It is a part ( deelgemeente) of the municipality of Houthulst. Notable people * François Mabilla (1898-1918) died during the Battle of Merkem during the First World War World War ...

(West Flanders): Benedictine nuns * Mesen Abbey or Messines Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Messines'') at

Mesen Mesen (; french: Messines, , historically used in English) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. On January 1, 2006, Mesen had a total population of 988. The total area is 3.58 km2 which gives a popu ...

(Messines) (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns * Mons Abbey (''Abbaye de la Paix-Notre-Dame de Mons'') at Mons (Hainaut): Benedictine nuns *Mont César Abbey (''Abbaye du Mont César''), see Leuven, Keizersberg Abbey * Mont Cornillon Abbey (''Abbaye du Mont-Cornillon'') in Liège: Premonstratensian double house * Mont-d'Or Abbey (''Abbaye du Mont-d'Or'') at

Wevelgem Wevelgem () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Gullegem, Moorsele and Wevelgem proper. On January 1, 2006, Wevelgem had a total population of 31,020. The total area is 38.76 ...

(West Flanders): Cistercian nuns * Moorsel Abbey (''Abbaye de Moorsel'') at Moorsel, Aalst (East Flanders): Benedictine nuns * Moulins-Warnant Abbey (''Abbaye de Moulins-Warnant'') at Anhée (Namur): community of women (no known rule), then Cistercian nuns 1233-1414, then Cistercian monks * Mount Thabor Convent, Mechelen (''Thaborklooster''): Augustinian canonesses *

Munsterbilzen Abbey Munsterbilzen Abbey was an abbey of Benedictine nuns in Munsterbilzen, Limburg, Belgium, founded in around 670 by Saint Landrada. It was plundered by Vikings in 881 but restored. From the 9th century it was dedicated to Saint Amor. It was an impe ...

(''Abbaye Saint-Amour de Munsterbilzen'') at Munsterbilzen, Bilzen (Limburg): Benedictine nuns

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* Namur Abbey (''Abbaye de la Paix-Notre-Dame de Namur'') at Namur: Cistercians *''Nazareth, Our Lady of, see Brecht and Lier'' * Nieuwenbosch Abbey (''Abdij Nieuwenbosch'') at

Heusden Heusden () is a municipality and a town in the South of the Netherlands. It is located between the towns of Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch. The municipality of Heusden, including Herpt, Heesbeen, Hedikhuizen, Doeveren, and Oudheusden, merged wit ...

(East Flanders): Cistercian nuns * Nieuwpoort Charterhouse (''Kartuize Nieuwpoort''), also known as Sheen Anglorum Charterhouse, at Nieuwpoort (West Flanders): English Carthusians in exile * Ninove Abbey (''Abbaye de Ninove'') at

Ninove Ninove () is a city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. It is situated on the river Dender, and is part of the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the city of Ninove proper and since the 1976 merger ...

(East Flanders): Premonstratensians *

Nivelles Abbey The Abbey of Nivelles, is a former Imperial Abbey of the Holy Roman Empire founded in 640. It is located in Wallonia in the town of Nivelles in Province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Foundation The abbey was founded by Itta of Metz, the widow of ...

(''Abbaye Sainte-Gertrude de Nivelles'') at

Nivelles Nivelles (; nl, Nijvel, ; wa, Nivele; vls, Neyvel) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. The Nivelles municipality includes the former municipalities of Baulers, Bornival, Thines, and Monst ...

(Walloon Brabant): women's collegiate foundation * Nizelles Abbey (''Abbaye de Nizelles'') at

(Walloon Brabant): Cistercian monks

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*''Abbaye de l'Olive'' at

Morlanwelz Morlanwelz (; wa, Marlanwé) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Morlanwelz had a total population of 18,595. The total area is 20.26 km2 which gives a population density of 918 inhab ...

(Hainaut): Cistercian nuns *''Abdij van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ter Nieuwe Plant, see Ypres'' * Oost-Eekloo Abbey (''Abdij van Oost-Eekloo'') at Oosteeklo and later

(East Flanders): Cistercian nuns * Orienten Abbey (''Abbaye d'Orienten'') at Rummen (Flemish Brabant): Cistercian nuns *

Orval Abbey Orval Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Orval) is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1132 in the Gaume region of Belgium and is located in Villers-devant-Orval, part of Florenville, Wallonia in the province of Luxembourg. The abbey is well known for it ...

(''Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Orval'') (extant) at Villers-devant-Orval,

Florenville Florenville (; Gaumais: ''Floravile'') is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. On 1 January 2016 the municipality had 5,639 inhabitants. The total area is 146.91 km², giving a population den ...

(

): Benedictine monks, then Canons Regular, then Cistercian monks, then Trappist monks * Oudenaarde Abbey (''Abdji van Oudenaarde'') at

(East Flanders): Benedictine monks * Oudenburg Abbey (''Abdij van Oudenburg'') at Oudenburg (West Flanders): Benedictine monks

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* Parc-les-Dames Abbey (''Abbaye de Parc-les-Dames'') at Wezemaal (Flemish Brabant): Cistercian nuns *

Postel Abbey Postel Abbey is a Premonstratensian abbey in the Belgian municipality of Mol in the province of Antwerp. History In 1138, Premonstratensian canons from Floreffe Abbey founded the monastery at Postel as a dependent priory. In 1613, Postel becam ...

(''Abdij van Postel'') (extant) at

Postel Postel is a surname, and may refer to: * Guillaume Postel (1510–1581), French linguist, astronomer, Cabbalist, diplomat, and religious universalist * Christian Heinrich Postel (1658–1705), German jurist, epic poet and opera librettist * Geor ...

, Mol (Antwerp): Premonstratensians * Ten Putte Abbey (''Abdij Ten Putte'', also ''Sint-Godelieveabdij'') (extant) at Gistel (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns

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* Quévy Abbey (''Abbaye de Quévy'') at

Quévy Quévy (; pcd, Kévi) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006, Quévy had a total population of 7,734. The total area is 65.16 km² which gives a population density of 119 inhabitants p ...

(Hainaut): Benedictine monks

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* La Ramée Abbey (''Abbaye de la Ramée'') (extant) at Jauchelette,

Jodoigne Jodoigne (,As if it were spelled ''Jodogne''; is considered erroneous. nl, Geldenaken ; wa, Djodogne) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Jodoigne had a total populati ...

(Walloon Brabant): Cistercian nuns * Robermont Abbey (''Abbaye de Robermont'') at Robermont (Liège): Cistercian nuns *

Rochefort Abbey The Trappist Abbey of Rochefort or Abbey of Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy, which belongs to the Cistercians of Strict Observance, is located in Rochefort in the province of Namur (Wallonia, Belgium). The abbey is famous for its spiritual life and ...

or St. Rémy's Abbey, Rochefort (''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy'') (extant) at

Rochefort Rochefort () may refer to: Places France * Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime department ** Arsenal de Rochefort, a former naval base and dockyard * Rochefort, Savoie in the Savoie department * Rochefort-du-Gard, in the Ga ...

(Namur): Cistercian nuns to 1464, then Cistercian monks, then Trappist monks * Roesbrugge Abbey (''Abdij van Roesbrugge'') at

Roesbrugge Roesbrugge is a small rural village in the Belgian province of West Flanders. Roesbrugge is the larger of two villages that make up the "deelgemeente" Roesbrugge-Haringe in the municipality of Poperinge. Roesbrugge is located in the northwestern ...

(West Flanders): Canonesses Regular (see also Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ter Nieuwe Plant, Ypres) * Roeulx Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Feuillien du Roeulx'') at Le Roeulx (Hainaut): Premonstratensians * Ronse Abbey (''Abdij van Ronse'') at

Ronse Ronse (; french: Renaix, ) is a Belgian city and a municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality only encompasses the city of Ronse proper. History Early settlements to 14th century The hills around Ronse show clu ...

(East Flanders): Benedictine monks * Ten Roosen Abbey (''Abdij Ten Roosen'') at Aalst (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns *

Roosenberg Abbey Roosenberg Abbey was established in 1238 at Waasmunster, halfway between Ghent and Antwerp. The abbey is still operating at Waasmunster, though not on its original site. Its 750-year history has not been uninterrupted. Today the focus of its ...

(''Abdij van Roosenberg'') at

Waasmunster Waasmunster () is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality only comprises the town of Waasmunster proper. In 2021, Waasmunster had a total population of 10,912. The total area is 31.93 km2. ...

(East Flanders): Canonesses Regular *

Roosendael Abbey Roosendael Abbey (the abbey of the valley of roses) was a community of Cistercian nuns, founded in the 13th century on the banks of the River Nete in the Duchy of Brabant, at a location now in Sint-Katelijne-Waver. The monastery was established i ...

(''Abdij van Roosendael'') at

Sint-Katelijne-Waver Sint-Katelijne-Waver (, old spelling: ''Kathelijne-Waver''; french: Wavre-Sainte-Catherine, ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver and Sint-Katelijne-Waver ...

(Antwerp): Cistercian nuns * Rothem Abbey (''Abdij van Rothem'') at Haelen (Limburg): Cistercian nuns * Rouge-Cloître Abbey (''Abbaye du Rouge-Cloître'', ''Abbaye Saint-Paul en Soignes'') in Averghem (south-eastern Brussels): Augustinian canons

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*''St. Andrew's Abbey, Bruges, see Bruges'' * St. Bernard's Abbey, Bornem (extant), formerly

Bornem Abbey Bornem Abbey is the only Cistercian abbey of Common Observance in the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. The current Abbey is the successor of the former St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem, destroyed in the French Revolution. Both are built in honour ...

(''Sint-Bernardusabdij, Bornem'' or ''Abdij van Bornem'') at

Bornem Bornem (, old spelling: ''Bornhem'') is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the village of Bornem proper, Hingene, and Weert, and . There are also the hamlets of Branst, Buitenland, Eikevlie ...

(Antwerp): Cistercian monks * St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem, also St. Bernard's Abbey on the Scheldt (''Sint Bernaerdts op Scheldt'' or ''Sint Bernardusabdij'') at

Hemiksem Hemiksem (, historical spellings ''Heymissen'' and ''Hemixem'') is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Hemiksem proper. In 2021, Hemiksem had a total population of 11,722. The tot ...

(Antwerp) (moved to St. Bernard's Abbey, Bornem, in 1836): Cistercian monks * Abbey of Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie (''Abbaye de Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie'') at Saint-Denis, Mons (Hainaut): Benedictine monks *St. Gertrude's Abbey (''Abbaye Sainte-Gertrude de Louvain-la-Neuve'') at

Louvain-la-Neuve Louvain-la-Neuve (, French for ''New Leuven''; wa, Li Noû Lovén) is a planned town in the municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Wallonia, Belgium, situated 30 km southeast of Brussels, in the province of Walloon Brabant. The town ...

: Benedictine nuns **''see also St. Gertrude's Abbey, Leuven'' * Saint-Ghislain Abbey (''Abbaye de Saint-Ghislain'' or ''Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul de la Celle'') at

Saint-Ghislain Saint-Ghislain (; pcd, Saint-Guilagne; wa, Sint-Guilin) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 23,335 inhabitants. The total area is , giving a population dens ...

(Hainaut): Benedictines *''St. Godelieve's Abbey, Bruges, see Bruges'' *''St. Godelieve's Abbey, Gistel, see Ten Putte Abbey'' * Saint-Hubert Abbey (''Abbaye Saint Pierre-Saint-Paul de Saint-Hubert'') at Saint-Hubert (Luxembourg): Benedictine monks *''St. Michael's Abbey, see Antwerp'' *''Saint-Rémy Abbey, see Rochefort'' *''St. Sixtus' Abbey, Westvleteren, see Westvleteren'' *

Sint-Truiden Sint-Truiden (; french: link=no, Saint-Trond ; li, Sintruin ) is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, and has over 41,500 inhabitants, which makes it one of the largest cities in Limburg. The mun ...

(Limburg): ** Sint-Truiden Abbey (''Abdij van Sint-Truiden''): Benedictine monks ** St. Catherine's Abbey, Sint-Truiden (''Abdij Sint-Katrien van Sint-Truiden''): Benedictine nuns **''Zeppern Charterhouse, see Zepperen'' * St. Trudo's Abbey, Bruges (''Sint-Trudoabdij''), formerly at

, now back in Bruges, West Flanders:

*''St. Wivina's Abbey, see Groot-Bijgarden'' * Salzinnes Abbey (''Abbaye de Salzinnes'') at Salzinnes (Namur): Cistercian nuns * Saulchoir Abbey (''Abbaye du Saulchoir'') at Kain in Tournai (Hainaut): Cistercian nuns * Scheut Charterhouse (''Kartuizerkloster Scheut'') at Anderlecht (Brussels): Carthusian monks *

Scourmont Abbey Scourmont Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Scourmont'') is a Trappist monastery on the Scourmont plateau, in the village of Forges which is part of Chimay in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The abbey is famous for its spiritual life and for runnin ...

(''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Scourmont'') (extant) at Forges, Chimay (Hainaut): Trappist monks *Sheen Anglorum, see Nieuwpoort Charterhouse * Sinnich Abbey (''Abdij van Sinnich'') near

Teuven Voeren (; ) is a Flemish Dutch-speaking municipality with facilities for the French-speaking minority, located in the Belgian province of Limburg. Bordering the Netherlands to the north and the Wallonia region's Liège Province () to the so ...

Voeren Voeren (; ) is a Flemish Dutch-speaking municipality with facilities for the French-speaking minority, located in the Belgian province of Limburg. Bordering the Netherlands to the north and the Wallonia region's Liège Province () to the sou ...

(Limburg): Augustinian canonesses * Soleilmont Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Soleilmont'') (extant) at

Gilly Gilly is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Gilly is first mentioned in 1179 as ''de Iusliaco''. In 1278 it was mentioned as ''Gillie''. Geography Gilly has an area, , of . Of this area, or ...

(Hainaut): Trappist nuns * Solières Abbey (''Abbaye de Solières'') at Ben-Ahin (Liège): Cistercian nuns * Spermaillie Abbey (''Abbaye de Spermaillie'') at Bruges: Cistercian nuns * Stavelot Abbey (''Abbaye de Stavelot'') at Stavelot (Liège): together with Malmedy Abbey formed the

Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy The Princely Abbey of Stavelot-Malmedy, also Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy, sometimes known with its German name Stablo, was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire. Princely power was exercised by the Benedictine abbot of t ...

, Benedictine monks * Steenbrugge Abbey or St. Peter's Abbey, Steenbrugge (''St-Pietersabdij Steenbrugge'') (extant) in

Assebroek Assebroek is a suburb in the municipality and city of Bruges, Belgium. In 2004, Assebroek had 19,525 inhabitants. Since 1999, this number has hardly changed. Assebroek is home to 16.7% of Bruges’ population. History Through artifacts retrieved ...

, Bruges (West Flanders): Benedictine monks

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Tongerlo Abbey Tongerlo Abbey is a Premonstratensian monastery at Tongerlo in Westerlo near Antwerp, Belgium. History It was founded in 1128 in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Giselbert of Kasterlee, who not only gave the land, but also himself became a ...

(''Abdij van Tongerlo'') (extant) at Tongerlo,

Westerlo Westerlo () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns: * Westerlo centrum * * Tongerlo * Heultje * Voortkapel * Oosterwijk * In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. The ...

(Antwerp): Premonstratensians * Tongeren Abbey (''Abdij van Tongeren'') at

Tongeren Tongeren (; french: Tongres ; german: Tongern ; li, Tóngere ) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg, in the southeastern corner of the Flemish region of Belgium. Tongeren is the oldest town in Belgium, as the onl ...

(Limburg): Benedictine monks * Tournai Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Martin de Tournai'') at Tournai (Hainaut): Benedictine monks

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* Val-Benoît Abbey (''Abbaye de Val-Benoît'') at Liège: Cistercian nuns * Val-du-Ciel Abbey (''Abbaye de Val-du-Ciel'') at Ophoven (Limburg): Cistercian nuns * Val-Dieu Abbey (''Abbaye de Val-Dieu'' or ''Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val-Dieu''; ''Abdij van Godsdal'') at

Aubel Aubel (; wa, Åbe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,082 inhabitants. The total area is 18.83 km², giving a population density of 217 inhabitants per km². ...

(Liège): Cistercian monks * Val-Notre-Dame Abbey (''Abbaye de Val-Notre-Dame'') at Antheit (Liège): Cistercian nuns * Val-Saint-Bernard Abbey (''Abbaye du Val-Saint-Bernard'') at

Diest Diest () is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. Situated in the northeast of the Hageland region, Diest neighbours the provinces of Antwerp to its North, and Limburg to the East and is situated around ...

(Flemish Brabant): Cistercian nuns * Val-Saint-Lambert Abbey (''Abbaye de Val-Saint-Lambert'') at

Seraing Seraing (; wa, Serè) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Boncelles, Jemeppe-sur-Meuse, Ougrée, and Seraing. With Liège, Herstal, Sai ...

(Liège): Cistercian monks *''Abbaye du Val-Saint-Georges, Cistercians: see Salzinnes'' *''Val des Vierges, see Ghislenghien Abbey'' * Valduc Abbey (''Abbaye de Valduc'') at Hamme-Mille,

Beauvechain Beauvechain (; wa, Bôvètché; nl, Bevekom, ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,529 inhabitants. The total area is 38.58 km2, giving a population ...

(Walloon Brabant): Cistercian nuns *''Vellereille-les-Brayeux, see Bonne-Esperance Abbey'' * La Vignette Abbey (''Abbaye de la Vignette'') at Leuven: Cistercian nuns * Villers-la-Ville Abbey (''Abbaye de Villers-la-Ville'') at Villers-la-Ville (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian monks * Vivegnis Abbey (''Abbaye de Vivegnis'') at Liège: Cistercian nuns *''Vivier, Abbaye Notre-Dame du, see Marche-les-Dames Abbey''

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Waulsort Abbey Waulsort Abbey (french: Abbaye de Waulsort) was a Benedictine monastery located at Waulsort, Wallonia, now in Hastière in the province of Namur, Belgium. The monastery was founded in 946 by Irish monks. Saint Maccallin and Saint Cathróe wer ...

(''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Waulsort'') at

Waulsort Waulsort ( wa, Åssôrt) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Hastière, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Until the reorganisation of the Municipalities of Belgium 1977, Waulsort was a municipality in its own r ...

(Namur): Benedictine monks * Wauthier-Braine Abbey (''Abbaye de Wauthier-Braine'') at Wauthier-Braine (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian nuns * Wavreumont Abbey or St. Remaclus' Abbey, Wavreumont (''Abbaye Saint Remacle de Wavreumont'') at Wavreumont (Liège): Benedictine monks *

Westmalle Abbey Westmalle Abbey, otherwise the Trappist Abbey of Westmalle ( nl, Abdij van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Heilig Hart or the "Abbey of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart"), is a monastery of the Cistercians of Strict Observance in Westmalle in the Belgian p ...

(''Abdij van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Heilig Hart van Westmalle'') at

Malle Malle () is a municipality located in the Campine region of the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the villages of Oostmalle and Westmalle. In 2021, Malle had a total population of 15,620. The total area is 51.99 km2. ...

(Antwerp): Trappist monks * Westvleteren Abbey or St. Sixtus' Abbey, Westvleteren (''Sint-Sixtus-Abdij'') (extant) at

Westvleteren Westvleteren is a village in the province of West Flanders, Belgium. It is a section of the municipality of Vleteren. The core of it is a linear settlement along the N321 road. Westvleteren is primarily known for the Westvleteren Brewery ( nl, B ...

(West Flanders): Trappist monks *''Ten Wijngaerde, see Bruges''

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Ypres Ypres ( , ; nl, Ieper ; vls, Yper; german: Ypern ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though the Dutch name is the official one, the city's French name is most commonly used in English. The municipality c ...

(West Flanders): **Irish Ladies (''Abbaye des Dames irlandaises d'Ypres''): Irish Benedictine nuns in exile ** Abbey of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ter Nieuwe Plant (Roesbrugge Dames), formerly Roesbrugge Abbey: Canonesses Regular ** St. John au Mont Abbey (''Abbaye Saint-Jean-au-Mont d'Ypres''): Benedictine monks

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* Zelem Charterhouse, also Diest Charterhouse, at Zelem near

Halen Halen (), formerly Haelen ( li, Hôle), is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg, to the west of Hasselt. On January 1, 2018, Halen had a total population of 9,461. The total area is 36.29 km² which gives a ...

(Limburg): Carthusians1329-1796 * Zepperen Charterhouse (dissolved) at

Zepperen Zepperen is a village and a former municipality. It is part of the municipality of Sint-Truiden in the province of Limburg in Belgium. This village developed in the northern, humid part of Haspengouw close to the stream Melsterbeek. This rivul ...

(Limburg): Carthusians *''Zevenkerken, see St. Andrew's Abbey, Bruges'' * Zonnebeke Abbey (''Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Zonnebeke'') at

Zonnebeke Zonnebeke (; vls, Zunnebeke) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of , , Passendale, Zandvoorde and Zonnebeke proper. On January 1, 2006, Zonnebeke had a total population of ...

, Ypres (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns * Zwijveke Abbey (''Abdij van Zwijveke'') at Zwijveke, Dendermonde (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns

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{{commons category, Monasteries in Belgium * Berlière, U., 1955–92 (revised edition). ''Monasticon Belge'' (7 vols, first published 1890). Bruges. * Cottineau, L., 1939–70: ''Répertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et prieurés'' (3 vols). Mâcon. * d'Haenens, Albert, 1971: ''Abbayes de Belgiques''. Groupe Clio 70: Brussels. * Michel, E., 1923: ''Abbayes et monastères de Belgique''. Brussels.

Monasteries A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...