• Flemish BĂ©guinages

  Flemish BĂ©guinages

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  <img src=’http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/sites/site_855.jpg‘ target=’blank‘ align=’left‘ style=’padding:5px‘>The B&eacute;guines were women who dedicated their lives to God without retiring from the world. In the 13th century they founded the b&eacute;guinages, enclosed communities designed to meet their spiritual and material needs. The Flemish b&eacute;guinages are architectural ensembles composed of houses, churches, ancillary buildings and green spaces, with a layout of either urban or rural origin and built in styles specific to the Flemish cultural region. They are a fascinating reminder of the tradition of the B&eacute;guines that developed in north-western Europe in the Middle Ages.

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