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• Achel Abbey
  Achel Abbey
  The Trappist Abbey of Achel or Saint Benedictus-Abbey or also Achelse Kluis , which belongs to the Cistercians of Strict Observance, is located in Achel in the Campine region of the province of Limburg . The abbey is famous for its spiritual life and its brewery, which is one of few Trappist beer...
  
   (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
  Hamont-Achel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006 Hamont-Achel had a total population of 13,770. The total area is 43.66 km² which gives a population density of 315 inhabitants per km²...
  
  , Limburg
  Limburg (Belgium)
  Limburg is the easternmost province of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium. It is located west of the river Meuse . It borders on the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant...
  
  , Belgium, and part in Valkenswaard
  Valkenswaard
  Valkenswaard is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. The municipality had 30,871 citizens and spans an area of 56,50 square kilometers ....
  
  , the Netherlands
  Netherlands
  The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
  
  : Trappist
  TRAPPIST
  TRAPPIST is Belgian robotic telescope in Chile which came online in 2010, and is an acronym for TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope, so named in homage to Trappist beer produced in the Belgian region. Situated high in the Chilean mountains at La Silla Observatory, it is actually...
  
   monks http://www.achelsekluis.org/general/home.htm
• Affligem
  Affligem
  Affligem is a municipality located some west-north-west of Brussels in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, not far from the town of Aalst and the important railway junction of Denderleeuw....
  
   (Flemish Brabant
  Flemish Brabant
  Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also completely surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven...
  
  ):
  • Affligem Abbey
    Affligem Abbey
    Affligem Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in the municipality of Affligem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, twelve miles to the north-west of Brussels...
    
     (Abdij van Affligem) (extant) at Hekelgem: Benedictine 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
  Maaseik is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. The city is located on the river Meuse , bordering the Netherlands. The Maaseik municipality includes the town of Maaseik and the villages of Neeroeteren and Opoeteren...
  
  , Limburg: Benedictine nuns, later canons regular
  Canons Regular
  Canons Regular are members of certain bodies of Canons living in community under the Augustinian Rule , and sharing their property in common...
  
  
• Amay
  Amay
  Amay is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Amay had a total population of 13,144. The total area is 27.61 km² which gives a population density of approximately 476 inhabitants per km²...
  
  , former commune of Jehay (Liège
  Liège (province)
  Liège is the easternmost province of Belgium and belongs to the Walloon Region. It is an area of French and German ethnicity. It borders on the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, and in Belgium the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Walloon Brabant , and those of Flemish Brabant and Limburg . Its...
  
  ):
  • Amay Abbey (Abbaye de la Paix-Dieu d'Amay) (dissolved): Cistercian nuns
  • Amay Priory (Prieuré d'Amay), founded in the former premises of Amay Abbey above, and later moved to form Chevetogne Abbey
    Chevetogne Abbey
    Chevetogne Abbey, also known as the Monastery of the Holy Cross, is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery dedicated to Christian unity located in the Belgian village of Chevetogne in the municipality of Ciney, province of Namur, halfway between Brussels and Luxembourg...
    
    : Benedictine monks
• Antwerp:
  • St. Saviour's Abbey, Antwerp (Abdij SintSalvator Antwerpen): Cistercian monks
  • Antwerp Charterhouse: Carthusians
• Argenton Abbey (Abbaye d'Argenton) at Lonzée, Gembloux
  Gembloux
  Gembloux is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur, on the axis Brussels-NamurOn 1 January 2006 the municipality had 21,964 inhabitants...
  
   (Namur
  Namur (province)
  Namur is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and on France. Its capital is the city of Namur...
  
  ): Cistercian nuns
• Assebroek, see Steenbrugge
• Ath Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Refuge d'Ath) at Ath
  Ath
  Ath is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Hainaut. The Ath municipality includes the old communes of Lanquesaint, Irchonwelz, Ormeignies, Bouvignies, Ostiches, Rebaix, Maffle, Arbre, Houtaing, Ligne, Mainvault, Moulbaix, Villers-Notre-Dame, Villers-Saint-Amand, Ghislenghien...
  
   (Hainaut): Cistercian nuns
• Aubechies Abbey (Abbaye de la Sainte-Trinité et de Saint-Géry d'Aubechies) at Aubechies (Hainaut): Benedictine monks
• Aulne Abbey
  Aulne Abbey
  Aulne Abbey was a Cistercian monastery between Thuin and Landelies on the Sambre in the Bishopric of Liège in Belgium.-History:Originally it was a Benedictine monastery, founded by Saint Landelinus about 637. Before 974 the Benedictines were replaced by secular clerics leading a common life, who,...
  
   (Abbaye d'Aulne) at Gozée (Hainaut): Benedictine monks, then secular clergy, then Augustinian canons, then Cistercian monks
• Averbode Abbey
  Averbode Abbey
  Averbode Abbey is a Premonstratensian monastery situated near Diest , in the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels in Belgium.-1134-1800:Averbode Abbey was founded about 1134-1135 by Count Arnold II of Loon...
  
   (Abdij van Averbode) (extant) at Averbode
  Averbode
  Averbode may refer to:* Averbode , a village in Belgium* Averbode Abbey, an abbey in the village* Averbode , the publishing company owned by the abbey...
  
  , Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
  Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
  Scherpenheuvel-Zichem is a municipality located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flemish Region, Belgium, encompassing the towns of Averbode, Messelbroek, Okselaar, Scherpenheuvel, Schoonderbuken, Keiberg, Kaggevinne, Testelt and Zichem . On January 1, 2006 Scherpenheuvel-Zichem had a total...
  
   (Flemish Brabant): Premonstratensians
• Aywiers Abbey (Abbaye d'Aywiers) at Aywiers, Couture-Saint-Germain, Lasnes (Walloon Brabant
  Walloon Brabant
  Walloon Brabant is a province of Wallonia in Belgium. It borders on the province of Flemish Brabant and the provinces of Liège, Namur and Hainaut . Its capital is Wavre...
  
  ): Cistercian nuns

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• Baudelo Abbey (Abdij van Baudelo or Baudeloo) at Klein-Sinaai
  Klein-Sinaai
  Klein-Sinaai is a village near the Dutch border in the Belgian municipality of Stekene in the province of East Flanders. Until 1976 it was an independent municipality....
  
   (East Flanders
  East Flanders
  East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...
  
  ): 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-Boyenhoven: Cistercian nuns
• Béguinage
  Béguinage
  A béguinage or begijnhof is a collection of small buildings used by Beguines. These were various lay sisterhoods of the Roman Catholic Church, founded in the 13th century in the Low Countries, comprising religious women who sought to serve God without retiring from the world.-Description:A...
  
  s (Begijnhofen) at:
  • Antwerp, Bruges, Dendermonde, Diest, Ghent, Hoogstraten, Lier, Leuven, Mechelen, Kortrijk, Sint-Truiden, Turnhout and Tongeren
• Bethlehem Abbey, see Bonheiden
• Bijloke Abbey, also Byloque Abbey (Abdij van der Bijloke or Abbaye de la Byloque) at Ghent
  Ghent
  Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
  
   (East Flanders): Cistercian monks

• Boneffe Abbey (Abbaye de Boneffe) at Éghezée
  Eghezée
  Éghezée is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 January 2010 the municipality had 15,169 inhabitants. The total area is 102.81 km², giving a population density of 146.93 inhabitants per km².-External links:*...
  
   (Namur): Cistercian nuns, then Cistercian monks
• Bonheiden Abbey or Bethlehem Abbey, Bonheiden (extant) at Bonheiden
  Bonheiden
  Bonheiden is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Bonheiden proper and Rijmenam. On January 1, 2006 Bonheiden had a total population of 14,510...
  
   (Antwerp): Benedictine nuns
• Bonne-Espérance Abbey
  Bonne-Espérance Abbey
  Bonne-Espérance Abbey was a Premonstratensian abbey that existed from 1130 to the end of the 18th century, located in Vellereille-les-Brayeux in the Walloon municipality of Estinnes, province of Hainaut, Diocese of Tournai, in present-day Belgium.-History:...
  
   (Abbaye de Bonne-Espérance) at Vellereille-les-Brayeux, Estinnes
  Estinnes
  Estinnes is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Estinnes had a total population of 7,413. The total area is 72.73 km² which gives a population density of 102 inhabitants per km²....
  
   (Hainaut): Premonstratensians
• Bornem, see St. Bernard's Abbey, Bornem
• Braschaat Abbey (Abdij SintMichiel Braschaat) (dissolved) at Braschaat (Antwerp): Premonstratensians
• Brecht Abbey
  Brecht Abbey
  Brecht Abbey, also known as the Abbey of Our Lady of Nazareth, is an abbey of Trappistine nuns located in Brecht, in the Campine region of the province of Antwerp...
  
   or Abbey of Our Lady of Nazareth, Brecht (Abdij van Onze Vrouwe van Nazareth) (refoundation of the earlier house at Lier) at Brecht (Antwerp): Trappist nuns
• Brialmont Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Brialmont) (extant), in the former Château de Brialmont, Tilff (Liège): Trappist nunshttp://www.brialmont.be
• Brogne Abbey (Abbaye de Saint-Gérard-de-Brogne) at Saint-Gérard, Mettet
  Mettet
  Mettet is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 11,977 inhabitants. The total area is 116.78 km², giving a population density of 103 inhabitants per km².-External links:*...
  
   (Namur): Benedictine monks
• Bruges, see St. Andrew's Abbey, Bruges, and St. Godelieve's Abbey, Bruges
• Brussels
  Brussels
  Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
  
  :
  • English Ladies, Brussels (Abbaye des Dames anglaises de Bruxelles): English Benedictine nuns in exile

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• La Cambre Abbey
  La Cambre Abbey
  The Abbey of La Cambre or Ter Kameren Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. It is located in the Maelbeek valley between the Bois de la Cambre and the Ixelles Ponds...
  
   (Abbaye de la Cambre or Abdij Ter Kameren) at Ixelles, Brussels: Cistercian nuns
• Cambron Abbey
  Cambron Abbey
  Cambron Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Belgium, located in Cambron-Casteau in the commune of Brugelette in Hainaut. It stands on the little River Blanche, a tributary of the Dendre, about 9 kilometres to the south-east of Ath. The site is now used as a zoo.- History :The abbey was founded...
  
   (Abbaye de Cambron-Casteau) at Brugelette
  Brugelette
  Brugelette is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Brugelette had a total population of 3,284. The total area is 28.40 km² which gives a population density of 116 inhabitants per km².- External links :*...
  
   (Hainaut): Cistercian monks
• Celles Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Hadelin de Celles-sur-Lesse) at Celles
  Celles, Houyet
  Celles is a village in the municipality of Houyet in the province of Namur, Belgium.It is a member of the heritage group Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie ....
  
  , Houyet
  Houyet
  Houyet is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. 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....
  
   (Namur): either Benedictine monks, or a men's collegiate foundation
• Chercq Charterhouse (Chartreuse de Chercq) (dissolved) at Chercq near Tournai
  Tournai
  Tournai is a Walloon city and municipality of Belgium located 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the river Scheldt, in the province of Hainaut....
  
   (Hainaut): Carthusians
• Chevetogne Abbey
  Chevetogne Abbey
  Chevetogne Abbey, also known as the Monastery of the Holy Cross, is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery dedicated to Christian unity located in the Belgian village of Chevetogne in the municipality of Ciney, province of Namur, halfway between Brussels and Luxembourg...
  
   (Abbaye de Chevetogne) at Ciney
  Ciney
  Ciney is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On January 1, 2006 Ciney had a total population of 14,958. The total area is 147.56 km² which gives a population density of 101 inhabitants per km²....
  
   (Namur): Benedictine monks of both Latin and Byzantine riteshttp://www.monasterechevetogne.com
• Chimay
  Chimay
  Chimay a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006, Chimay had a total population of 9,774. The total area is 197.10 km² which gives a population density of 50 inhabitants per km²...
  
   (Hainaut):
  • St. Monegonde's Abbey, Chimay
    Chimay Abbey
    Chimay Abbey has been the name of two or three different religious houses in Chimay in Hainaut, Belgium.-Benedictines:The oldest foundation here, in the 9th century, was a Benedictine monastery, Chimay Abbey or St. Monegonde's Abbey . This later became a collegiate foundation dedicated to Saints...
    
     (Abbaye Sainte-Monégonde de Chimay) (dissolved): Benedictine monks
  • Sts. Peter and Paul's Abbey, Chimay
    Chimay Abbey
    Chimay Abbey has been the name of two or three different religious houses in Chimay in Hainaut, Belgium.-Benedictines:The oldest foundation here, in the 9th century, was a Benedictine monastery, Chimay Abbey or St. Monegonde's Abbey . This later became a collegiate foundation dedicated to Saints...
    
    : men's collegiate foundation
  • Our Lady of Peace Abbey, Chimay
    Chimay Abbey
    Chimay Abbey has been the name of two or three different religious houses in Chimay in Hainaut, Belgium.-Benedictines:The oldest foundation here, in the 9th century, was a Benedictine monastery, Chimay Abbey or St. Monegonde's Abbey . This later became a collegiate foundation dedicated to Saints...
    
     (Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Paix de Chimay): Cistercian nuns, from 1919
  • see also Scourmont Abbey
• Clairefontaine Abbey (Abbaye de Clairefontaine) near Arlon (Luxembourg
  Luxembourg (Belgium)
  Luxembourg is the southernmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. It borders on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, France, and the Belgian provinces of Namur and Liège. Its capital is Arlon, in the south-east of the province.It has an area of 4,443 km², making it the largest Belgian province...
  
  ): Trappist nuns
• Cornillon Abbey
  Cornillon Abbey
  Cornillon Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastery which occupied a site close to Liège in Belgium. In 1288 the abbey having moved to a new location, it became known as Beaurepart Abbey...
  
   (Abbaye du Mont-Cornillon) in Liège: Premonstratensian double house
• Cortenberg, see Kortenberg

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• Dendermonde Abbey or Saints Peter and Paul's Abbey, Dendermonde (Sint Pieters-en-Paulusabdij, Dendermonde) at Dendermonde
  Dendermonde
  Dendermonde is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the city of Dendermonde proper and the towns of Appels, Baasrode, Grembergen, Mespelare, Oudegem, Schoonaarde, and Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde...
  
   (East Flanders): Benedictine monks
• Dielegem Abbey (Abbaye de Dieleghem) at Dielegem in Jette
  Jette
  Jette is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.The Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Dutch-speaking university of Brussels has built its hospital and medical campus in Jette, while its other buildings are in the so-called Etterbeek campus actually...
  
   (Brussels): Augustinian Canons 1095-1140, thereafter Premonstratensians
• Dikkelvenne Abbey (Abdij van Dikkelvenne), moved to Geraardsbergen in 1081, at Dikkelvenne, Gavere
  Gavere
  Gavere is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Asper, Baaigem, Dikkelvenne, Gavere, Semmerzake and Vurste. On January 1, 2006 Gavere had a total population of 12,004. The total area is 31.35 km² which gives a population...
  
   (East Flanders): Benedictine monks
• Ter Doest Abbey (Abdij Ter Doest) at Lissewege
  Lissewege
  Lissewege is a village and a subdivision in the municipality of Bruges, Belgium. Lissewege also includes Zeebrugge and Zwankendamme....
  
  , Bruges (West Flanders): Cistercian monks
• Doornzele Abbey (Abdij van Doornzele) at Evergem
  Evergem
  Evergem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Belzele, Doornzele, Ertvelde, Evergem proper, Kerkbrugge-Langerbrugge, Kluizen, Rieme, Sleidinge and Wippelgem. On January 1, 2006 Evergem had a total population of 32,244...
  
   (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns
• Ten Duinen Abbey (Abdij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Ten Duinen or Abdij Ten Duinen; Abbaye des Dunes) at Koksijde
  Koksijde
  Koksijde is a municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders on the North Sea coast, at the southwest side. It comprises the towns of Koksijde proper, Oostduinkerke, St-Idesbald and Wulpen.-Statistics:...
  
   (West Flanders): Cistercian monks

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• Ename Abbey (Sint-Salvatorabdij) at Ename, Oudenaarde
  Oudenaarde
  Oudenaarde 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, Heurne, Leupegem, Mater, Melden, Mullem, Nederename, Welden, Volkegem and a part of Ooike.From the 15th to the 18th...
  
   (East Flanders): Benedictine monks
• Enghien Charterhouse (Chartreuse d'Enghien) at Enghien
  Enghien
  Enghien is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Enghien had a total population of 11,980. The total area is 40.59 km² which gives a population density of 295 inhabitants per km²....
  
   (Hainaut): Carthusian monks
• Épinlieu Abbey (Abbaye d'Épinlieu) at Mons
  Mons
  Mons is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital. The Mons municipality includes the old communes of Cuesmes, Flénu, Ghlin, Hyon, Nimy, Obourg, Baudour , Jemappes, Ciply, Harmignies, Harveng, Havré, Maisières, Mesvin, Nouvelles,...
  
   (Hainaut): Cistercian nuns
• Ermeton Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ermeton-sur-Biert) at Ermeton-sur-Biert (Namur): Benedictine nunshttp://www.ermeton.be

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• Floreffe Abbey
  Floreffe Abbey
  Floreffe Abbey is a former Premonstratensian monastery, the second of the order to be founded, situated on the Sambre at Floreffe, about 11 km southwest of Namur, Belgium.-History:...
  
   (Abbaye de Floreffe) at Floreffe
  Floreffe
  Floreffe is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 7,405 inhabitants. The total area is 38.89 km², giving a population density of 190 inhabitants per km²....
  
   (Namur): Premonstratensians

• Florennes Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Florennes) at Florennes
  Florennes
  Florennes is a Walloon municipality located in Belgium in the province of Namur. On January 1, 2006 Florennes had a total population of 10,754...
  
   (Namur): Benedictine monks
• Florival Abbey (Abbaye de Florival) at Archennes (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian nuns
• Forest Abbey
  Forest Abbey
  Forest Abbey is a Benedictine Abbey founded in 1105, beside a creek, a tributary of the Seine, southwes of the city of Brussels, Belgium in the commune of Forest.-History:...
  
   (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Forest-lez-Bruxelles) at Forest-lez-Bruxelles (Brussels): Benedictine nuns

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• Gembloux Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Exupère de Gembloux) at Gembloux
  Gembloux
  Gembloux is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur, on the axis Brussels-NamurOn 1 January 2006 the municipality had 21,964 inhabitants...
  
   (Namur): Benedictine monks
• Geraardsbergen Abbey (Abdij van Geraardsbergen), previously at Dikkelvenne, at Geraardsbergen
  Geraardsbergen
  Geraardsbergen 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 proper and the following towns:...
  
   (East Flanders): Benedictine monks
• Ghent
  Ghent
  Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
  
  , East Flanders:
  • St. Bavo's Abbey, Ghent (Abdij-Sint-Baw van Gent): Benedictine monks
  • English Ladies (Abbaye des Dames anglaises), Ghent: English Benedictine nuns in exile
  • Abbaye Saint-Pierre-du-Mont-Blandin, Ghent: Benedictine monks
  • Abbaye Notre-Dame du Rijke Gasthuis, Ghent: Benedictine nuns
• Ghislenghien Abbey (Abbaye du Val des Vierges de Ghislenghien) at Ghislenghien
  Ghislenghien
  Ghislenghien is a small town in Belgium near Ath. On July 30, 2004 a high-pressure gas pipeline explosion killed 24 people....
  
   (Hainaut): Benedictine nuns
• Gistel Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Godelieve de Gistel or Abdij Ten Putte) (extant) at Gistel
  Gistel
  Gistel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Gistel proper and the towns of Moere, Snaaskerke and Zevekote. On January 1, 2006 Gistel had a total population of 11,125. The total area is 42.25 km² which gives a population...
  
   (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
• Grand-Bigard Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Wivine du Grand-Bigard) at Grand-Bigard, Dilbeek
  Dilbeek
  Dilbeek is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Dilbeek proper, Groot-Bijgaarden, Itterbeek , Schepdaal , Sint-Martens-Bodegem, and Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle...
  
  : Benedictine nuns
• Grandpré Abbey (Abbaye de Grandpré) at Gesves
  Gesves
  Gesves is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. This municipality contains the town of Gesves, as well as the villages of Faulx-Les-Tombes, Haltinne, Mozet and Sorée. It also includes the hamlets of Gramptinne, Goyet, Haut-Bois and Strud.On 1 January 2006 the municipality...
  
   (Namur): Cistercian monks
• Grimbergen Abbey
  Grimbergen Abbey
  Grimbergen Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastery in Grimbergen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, established in 1128 in the place of an earlier foundation of Augustinian Canons....
  
   (Abdij van Grimbergen) at Grimbergen
  Grimbergen
  Grimbergen is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Beigem, Grimbergen, Humbeek and Strombeek-Bever. On January 1, 2006 Grimbergen had a total population of 33,965. The total area is...
  
   (Flemish Brabant): Premonstratensians
• Groeninge Abbey (Abdij van Groeninge) at Kortrijk
  Kortrijk
  Kortrijk ; , ; ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province West Flanders...
  
   (West Flanders): Cistercian nuns

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• Haaltert Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Géry de Haaltert) at Haaltert
  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, Heldergem and Kerksken. On January 1, 2006 Haaltert had a total population of 17,255. The total area is 30.30 km² which gives...
  
   (East Flanders): Benedictine monks

• Hastière Abbey (Abbaye d'Hastière) at Hastière
  Hastière
  Hastière is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 5,230 inhabitants. The total area is 56.46 km², giving a population density of 93 inhabitants per km²....
  
   (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
  Herkenrode Abbey was a former monastery of Cistercian nuns located in Kuringen, part of the municipality of Hasselt, which lies in the province of Limburg, Belgium....
  
   (Abdij van Herkenrode) at Herkenrode, Hasselt
  Hasselt
  Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg...
  
   (formerly Kuringen) (Limburg): Cistercian nuns
• Heylissem Abbey (Abdij van Heylissem) at Hélécine
  Hélécine
  Hélécine is a Walloon municipality 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 gives a population density of 185 inhabitants per km².-References:...
  
   (Walloon Brabant): Premonstratensians
• Hocht Abbey (Abdij van Hocht) at Lanaken
  Lanaken
  Lanaken is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2007 Lanaken had a total population of 24,724. The total area is 59.00 km² which gives a population density of 415 inhabitants per km²....
  
   (Limburg): Cistercian monks, then Cistercian nuns

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• Le Jardinet Abbey (Abbaye du Jardinet) at Walcourt
  Walcourt
  Walcourt is a Walloon municipality and town located in Belgium in the province of Namur.On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 17,516 inhabitants...
  
   (Namur): Cistercian nuns to 1430, then Cistercian monks

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• Keizersberg Abbey
  Keizersberg Abbey
  Keizersberg Abbey, also known as Mont César Abbey is a Benedictine monastery on the hill Keizersberg or Mont César in the north of the university town of Leuven, Belgium.-The site:...
  
  , also Mont César Abbey (Abdij van Keizersberg, Abdij Regina Coeli, Abbaye du Mont César) in Leuven
  Leuven
  Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
  
  : Benedictine monks

• Klaarland Priory
  Klaarland Priory
  Klaarland Priory or the Priory of Our Lady of Klaarland is a Trappistine monastery in Lozen in Bocholt in the province of Limburg, Belgium.- History :...
  
   or Priory of Our Lady of Klaarland (Priorij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Klaarland) at Lozen, Bocholt
  Bocholt, Belgium
  Bocholt is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006 Bocholt had a total population of 12,355. The total area is 59.34 km² which gives a population density of 208 inhabitants per km². The Priory of Our Lady of Klaarland of the Trappistins is located in...
  
   (Limburg): Trappist nuns
• Kortenberg Abbey (Abdij van Kortenberg) at Kortenberg
  Kortenberg
  Kortenberg is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Erps-Kwerps, Everberg, Kortenberg proper and Meerbeek. In the southern part of Everberg there is a hamlet called Vrebos. Between Erps and Meerbeek another hamlet, called...
  
   (Flemish Brabant): Benedictine nuns

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• Leffe Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Leffe) (extant) at Leffe, Dinant
  Dinant
  Dinant is a Walloon city and municipality located on the River Meuse in the Belgian province of Namur, Belgium. The Dinant municipality includes the old communes of Anseremme, Bouvignes-sur-Meuse, Dréhance, Falmagne, Falmignoul, Foy-Notre-Dame, Furfooz, Lisogne, Sorinnes, and Thynes.-Origins to...
  
   (Namur): Premonstratensians
• Liège
  Liège
  Liège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the economic capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium....
  
  :
  • Peace of Our Lady Abbey, 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
  Lier, Belgium
  Lier is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Lier proper and the village of Koningshooikt. On January 1, 2010 Lier had a total population of 33,930. The total area is 49.70 km² which gives a population density of 669 inhabitants per...
  
   (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
  Lobbes Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Lobbes in 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 1000.-Foundation:...
  
   (Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Lobbes) (dissolved) at Lobbes
  Lobbes
  Lobbes is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 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 km²....
  
  , Hainaut: Benedictine monks
• Leuven
  Leuven
  Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
  
   (Flemish Brabant):
  • Groot Begijnhof, Leuven
    Grand Béguinage, Leuven
    The Grand Béguinage of Leuven is a well preserved and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen of streets in the south of downtown Leuven. About 3 hectares in size, with some 300 apartments in almost 100 houses, it is one of the largest still existing beguinages in the Low...
    
    
  • St. Gertrude's Abbey, Leuven: Augustinian Canonesses
  • St. Monica's, Leuven: Augustinian Canonesses
  • St. Michael's College, Leuven: Jesuits
• Louvain-la-Neuve, see St. Gertrude's Abbey

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• Maagdendale Abbey (Abdij van Maagdendale) at Oudenaarde
  Oudenaarde
  Oudenaarde 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, Heurne, Leupegem, Mater, Melden, Mullem, Nederename, Welden, Volkegem and a part of Ooike.From the 15th to the 18th...
  
   (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns
• Maegdendael Abbey (Abdij van Maegdendael) at Oplinter (Flemish Brabant): Cistercian nuns
• Malmedy Abbey (Abbaye de Malmedy) at Malmedy
  Malmedy
  Malmedy is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region, Province of Liège. It belongs to the French Community of Belgium, within which it is French-speaking with facilities for German-speakers. On January 1, 2006 Malmedy had a total population of 11,829...
  
   (Liège): Benedictine monks
• Malonne Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Malonne) (dissolved) at Malonne (Namur
  Namur (city)
  Namur is a city and municipality in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia....
  
  ): Benedictine monks
• Marche-les-Dames Abbey (Abbaye de Marche-les-Dames or Abbaye de Notre-Dame du Vivier) at Marche-les-Dames (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
  Ursulines
  The Ursulines are a Roman Catholic religious order for women founded at Brescia, Italy, by Saint Angela de Merici in November 1535, primarily for the education of girls and the care of the sick and needy. Their patron saint is Saint Ursula.-History:St Angela de Merici spent 17 years leading a...
  
   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 Househttp://users.belgacom.net/marche-les-dames/hist/5.htmhttp://www.madonnahouse.org/field/marche-les-dames.html
• Maredret Abbey (Abbaye de Maredret) (extant) at Anhée
  Anhée
  Anhée is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. It consists of the villages Anhée, Annevoie-Rouillon, Bioul, Denée, Haut-le-Wastia, Sosoye and Warnant.On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,934 inhabitants...
  
   (Namur): Benedictine nunshttp://www.maredret.be/abbayedemaredret/contenu.htm
• Maredsous Abbey
  Maredsous Abbey
  Maredsous Abbey is a Benedictine monastery at Denée near Namur in Belgium. It is a member of the Annunciation Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation.-Foundation:...
  
   (Abbaye de Maredsous) (extant) at Denée
  Denée (Belgium)
  Denée is a Belgian village, since 1977 part of the municipality of Anhée in the province of Namur.Maredsous Abbey is located nearby.-Trivia:...
  
   (Namur): Benedictine monkshttp://www.maredsous.be
• Menin Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix de Menin or Abbaye des Saints-Anges) at Menen
  Menen
  Menen is a 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/Belgian border. On January 1, 2006, Menen had a total population of 32,413...
  
   (Menin) (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
• Merkem Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Pierre-et-Notre-Dame de Merkem) at Merkem
  Merkem
  Merkem is a town in the Belgian province West-Flanders. It's a part of the municipality of Houthulst.-External links:**...
  
   (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
• Mesen Abbey or Messines Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Messines) at Mesen
  Mesen
  Mesen is a city located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Mesen proper. On January 1, 2006, Mesen had a total population of 988. The total area is 3.58 km² which gives a population density of 276 inhabitants per km².Mesen is the smallest city in...
  
   (Messines) (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
• Mons Abbey (Abbaye de la Paix-Notre-Dame de Mons) at Mons
  Mons
  Mons is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital. The Mons municipality includes the old communes of Cuesmes, Flénu, Ghlin, Hyon, Nimy, Obourg, Baudour , Jemappes, Ciply, Harmignies, Harveng, Havré, Maisières, Mesvin, Nouvelles,...
  
   (Hainaut): Benedictine nuns
• Mont César Abbey (Abbaye du Mont César), see Keizersberg Abbey
• Mont Cornillon, see Cornillon Abbey
• Mont-d'Or Abbey (Abbaye du Mont-d'Or) at Wevelgem
  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...
  
   (West Flanders): Cistercian nuns
• Moorsel Abbey (Abbaye de Moorsel) at Moorsel
  Moorsel
  Moorsel is a village in the Denderstreek in the province East Flanders in Belgium, a deelgemeente of the city of Aalst. The village belongs to a league of neighboring villages, which call themselves the Faluintjesgemeenten...
  
  , Aalst
  Aalst, Belgium
  Aalst is a city and municipality on the Dender River, 19 miles northwest from Brussels. It is located in the Flemish province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the city of Aalst itself and the villages of Baardegem, Erembodegem, Gijzegem, Herdersem, Hofstade,...
  
   (East Flanders): Benedictine nuns
• Moulins-Warnant Abbey (Abbaye de Moulins-Warnant) at Anhée
  Anhée
  Anhée is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. It consists of the villages Anhée, Annevoie-Rouillon, Bioul, Denée, Haut-le-Wastia, Sosoye and Warnant.On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,934 inhabitants...
  
   (Namur): community of women (no known rule), then Cistercian nuns 1233-1414, then Cistercian monks
• Munsterbilzen Abbey
  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....
  
   (Abbaye Saint-Amour de Munsterbilzen) at Munsterbilzen, Bilzen
  Bilzen
  Bilzen is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006, Bilzen had a total population of 30,057...
  
   (Limburg): Benedictine nuns

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• Namur Abbey (Abbaye de la Paix-Notre-Dame de Namur) at Namur
  Namur (city)
  Namur is a city and municipality in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia....
  
  : Cistercians
• Nazareth, Our Lady of, see Brecht and Lier
• Nieuwpoort Charterhouse (Kartuize Nieuwpoort), also known as Sheen Anglorum Charterhouse: English Carthusians in exile
• Nivelles Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Gertrude de Nivelles) at Nivelles
  Nivelles
  Nivelles is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. The Nivelles municipality includes the old communes of Baulers, Bornival, Thines, and Monstreux....
  
   (Walloon Brabant): women's collegiate foundation
• Nizelles Abbey (Abbaye de Nizelles) at Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian monkshttp://www.abbayedenizelles.be
• Nouveau-Bois Abbey (Abbaye du Nouveau-Bois) at Ghent (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns

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• Abbaye de l'Olive at Morlanwelz
  Morlanwelz
  Morlanwelz is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Morlanwelz had a total population of 18,595. The total area is 20.26 km² which gives a population density of 918 inhabitants per km²...
  
   (Hainaut): Cistercian nuns
• Oost-Eecloo Abbey (Abdij van Oost-Eekloo) at Eeklo
  Eeklo
  Eeklo is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality only comprises the city of Eeklo proper. The name Eeklo comes from the contraction of “eke” and “lo”, two Old German words meaning “oak” and “sparse woods”....
  
   (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns
• Orienten Abbey (Abbaye d'Orienten) at Rummen (Flemish Brabant): Cistercian nuns
• Orval Abbey
  Orval Abbey
  Orval Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1132 in the Gaume region of Belgium and is located in Villers-devant-Orval, part of Florenville in the province of Luxembourg...
  
   (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Orval) (extant) at Villers-devant-Orval, Florenville
  Florenville
  Florenville is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 5,448 inhabitants. The total area is 146.91 km², giving a population density of 37.1 inhabitants per km²....
  
   (Luxembourg
  Luxembourg (Belgium)
  Luxembourg is the southernmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. It borders on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, France, and the Belgian provinces of Namur and Liège. Its capital is Arlon, in the south-east of the province.It has an area of 4,443 km², making it the largest Belgian province...
  
  ): Benedictine monks, then Canons Regular, then Cistercian monks, then Trappist monks http://www.orval.be
• Oudenaarde Abbey (Abdji van Oudenaarde) at Oudenaarde
  Oudenaarde
  Oudenaarde 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, Heurne, Leupegem, Mater, Melden, Mullem, Nederename, Welden, Volkegem and a part of Ooike.From the 15th to the 18th...
  
   (East Flanders): Benedictine monks
• Oudenbourg Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Pierre d'Oudenbourg) at Oudenbourg: Benedictine monks

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• Park Abbey
  Park Abbey
  Park 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:...
  
   (Abdij van 't Park) at Heverlee
  Heverlee
  Heverlee is a town in Belgium. It is a deelgemeente of the city of Leuven. Heverlee is bordered by Herent, Bertem, Oud Heverlee and several other municipalities that are part of Leuven ....
  
  , Leuven (Flemish Brabant): Premonstratensians
• Parc-les-Dames Abbey (Abbaye de Parc-les-Dames) at Wesemael: Cistercian nuns
• Postel Abbey
  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 became independent of Floreffe and in 1618 was raised to the...
  
   (Abdij van Postel) (extant) at Postel
  Postel
  Postel is a surname, and may refer to:* Georg-Wilhelm Postel, a World War II German general* Gert Postel, a German impostor* Guillaume Postel, a French polymath* Jon Postel, an Internet pioneer* Kaitlynne Postel, a competitor for Miss America 2008...
  
  , Mol
  Mol
  -Places:* City Municipality of Ljubljana, known after the acronym MOL in Slovene language * Märkisch-Oderland, a rural district of Brandenburg, Germany* Mol, Belgium, a municipality in Belgium* Mol, Serbia, a town in Serbia...
  
   (Antwerp): Premonstratensians
• Ten Putte Abbey, see Gistel

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• La Ramée Abbey (Abbaye de la Ramée) (extant) at Jauchelette, Jodoigne
  Jodoigne
  Jodoigne is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Jodoigne had a total population of 12,440...
  
   (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian nunshttp://www.ramee.be/default.aspx
• Renaix Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Renaix) at Ronse
  Ronse
  Ronse is a Belgian city and a municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality only comprises the city of Ronse proper.- Early settlements to 14th century :...
  
   (East Flanders): Benedictine monks

• Robermont Abbey (Abbaye de Robermont) at Robermont (Liège): Cistercian nuns
• Rochefort Abbey
  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 . The abbey is famous for its spiritual life and its brewery, which is one of few Trappist beer breweries in the world...
  
   or St. Rémy's Abbey, Rochefort (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy) (extant) at Rochefort
  Rochefort, Belgium
  Rochefort is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur close to the Ardennes. On January 1, 2006 Rochefort had a total population of 12,038. The total area is 165.27 km² which gives a population density of 73 inhabitants per km²...
  
   (Namur): Cistercian nuns to 1464, then Cistercian monks, then Trappist monkshttp://www.trappistes-rochefort.com
• Roeulx Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Feuillien du Roeulx) at Le Roeulx
  Le Roeulx
  Le Rœulx is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Le Rœulx had a total population of 7,977. The total area is 42.80 km² which gives a population density of 186 inhabitants per km². The Château du Rœulx, a family seat of the Comtes de Croÿ-Rœulx,...
  
   (Hainaut): Premonstratensians
• Ten Roosen Abbey (Abdij Ten Roosen) at Aalst
  Aalst, Belgium
  Aalst is a city and municipality on the Dender River, 19 miles northwest from Brussels. It is located in the Flemish province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the city of Aalst itself and the villages of Baardegem, Erembodegem, Gijzegem, Herdersem, Hofstade,...
  
   (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns
• Roosendael Abbey (Abdij van Roosendael) at Sint-Katelijne-Waver
  Sint-Katelijne-Waver
  Sint-Katelijne-Waver is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver and Sint-Katelijne-Waver proper. On January 1, 2006 Sint-Katelijne-Waver had a total population of 19,577...
  
   (Antwerp): Cistercian nuns
• Rothem Abbey (Abdij van Rothem) at Haelen
  Haelen
  Haelen is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands.Until it became a part of Leudal on 1 January 2007, Haelen was a separate municipality, including the villages of Buggenum, Horn, and Nunhem.-External links:*...
  
   (Limburg): Cistercian nuns

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• St. Andrew's Abbey, Bruges (Abdij SintAndries Brugge) at Zevenkerken, Bruges
  Bruges
  Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
  
   (West Flanders): Benedictine monkshttp://www.sint-andriesabdij.org
• St. Bernard's Abbey, Bornem (extant), formerly Bornem Abbey (Sint-Bernardusabdij, Bornem or Abdij van Bornem) at Bornem
  Bornem
  Bornem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Bornem proper, Hingene, Wintam, Mariekerke and Weert. On January 1, 2006 Bornem had a total population of 20,064...
  
   (Antwerp): Cistercian monks
• St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem
  St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem
  St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem, also known as St. Bernard's Abbey on the Scheldt , located in Hemiksem in the province of Antwerp in Belgium, was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1243 and dissolved during the French Revolution...
  
  , also St. Bernard's Abbey on the Scheldt (Sint Bernaerdts op Scheldt or Sint Bernardusabdij) at Hemiksem
  Hemiksem
  Hemiksem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Hemiksem proper. On January 1, 2010 Hemiksem had a total population of 10,166...
  
   (Antwerp) (moved to St. Bernard's Abbey, Bornem, in 1836): Cistercian monks
• Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie Abbey (Abbaye de Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie) at Saint-Denis
  Saint-Denis (Mons)
  Saint-Denis is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of Hainaut....
  
  , Mons
  Mons
  Mons is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital. The Mons municipality includes the old communes of Cuesmes, Flénu, Ghlin, Hyon, Nimy, Obourg, Baudour , Jemappes, Ciply, Harmignies, Harveng, Havré, Maisières, Mesvin, Nouvelles,...
  
   (Hainaut): Benedictine monks
• St. Gertrude's Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Gertrude de Louvain-la-Neuve) at Louvain-la-Neuve
  Louvain-la-Neuve
  Louvain-la-Neuve is a planned city in the municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, situated 30 km southeast of Brussels, in the French-speaking part of the country...
  
  : 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
  Saint-Ghislain is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 22,466 inhabitants. The total area is 70.18 km², giving a population density of 320 inhabitants per km²....
  
   (Hainaut): Benedictines
• St. Godelieve's Abbey, Bruges (St. Godelieveabdij, Brugge) (extant) in Bruges (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
• Saint-Hubert Abbey (Abbaye Saint Pierre-Saint-Paul de Saint-Hubert) at Saint-Hubert
  Saint-Hubert, Belgium
  Saint-Hubert is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 111.16 km², had 5,737 inhabitants, giving a population density of 51.6 inhabitants per square kilometre....
  
   (Luxembourg): Benedictine monks
• Saint-Rémy Abbey, see Rochefort
• St. Sixtus' Abbey, Westvleteren, see Westvleteren
• Sint-Truiden
  Sint-Truiden
  Sint-Truiden is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, near the towns of Hasselt and Tongeren. The municipality includes the old communes of Aalst, Brustem, Duras, Engelmanshoven, Gelinden, Gorsem, Groot-Gelmen, Halmaal, Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden,...
  
   (Limburg):
  • St. Trudo's 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 (Sint-Trudoabdij), Male
  Male, Belgium
  Male is a former hamlet and today a quarter in the east of Sint-Kruis, a suburb of Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium. The hamlet, which retains its small historic center, clusters around Male Castle, best known as the birthplace of Louis, count of Flanders in 1329.-External links:**...
  
  , Bruges, West Flanders: Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre
  Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre
  The Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre are a Catholic female religious order founded in the 14th century. They were the female branch of the ancient military Order of that name, and they follow the Rule of St...
  
  

• 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
  Anderlecht
  Anderlecht is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region.There are several historically and architecturally distinct districts within the Anderlecht municipality.-Pronunciation:* Dutch: * French:...
  
   (Brussels): Carthusian monks
• Scourmont Abbey
  Scourmont Abbey
  Scourmont Abbey is a Trappist monastery on the Scourmont plateau, in the village of Forges which is part of Chimay in the province of Hainaut, Belgium)...
  
   (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Scourmont) (extant) at Forges
  Forges, Belgium
  Forges is a village and a former municipality in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It became part of the new municipality of Chimay on January 1, 1977. The Trappist abbey Notre-Dame de Scourmont and the source of the river Oise are located near Forges....
  
  , Chimay
  Chimay
  Chimay a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006, Chimay had a total population of 9,774. The total area is 197.10 km² which gives a population density of 50 inhabitants per km²...
  
   (Hainaut): Trappist monkshttp://www.scourmont.be
• Sheen Anglorum, see Nieuwpoort Charterhouse
• Soleilmont Abbey
  Soleilmont Abbey
  Soleilmont Abbey is an abbey of Trappistine nuns situated in the forest and commune of Fleurus, at Gilly near Charleroi, Belgium, founded, according to tradition, in the 11th century, which became Cistercian in 1237...
  
   (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Soleilmont) (extant) at Gilly
  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:...
  
   (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
  Stavelot
  Stavelot is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Stavelot had a total population of 6,671. The total area is 85.07 km² which gives a population density of 78 inhabitants per km².-History:...
  
   (Liège): Benedictine monks http://www.abbayedestavelot.be
• Steenbrugge Abbey or St. Peter's Abbey, Steenbrugge (St-Pietersabdij Steenbrugge) (extant) in Assebroek
  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...
  
  , Bruges (West Flanders): Benedictine monks

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• Tongerlo Abbey
  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 lay brother in the new community. The first monks were...
  
   (Abdij van Tongerlo) (extant) at Tongerlo, Westerlo
  Westerlo
  Westerlo is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns:- Westerlo centrum - Oevel - Tongerlo - Heultje...
  
   (Antwerp): Premonstratensians
• Tongeren Abbey (Abdij van Tongeren) at Tongeren (Limburg): Benedictine monks
• Tournai Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Martin de Tournai) at Tournai
  Tournai
  Tournai is a Walloon city and municipality of Belgium located 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the river Scheldt, in the province of Hainaut....
  
   (Hainaut): Benedictine monks

V

• Val-Benoît Abbey (Abbaye de Val-Benoît) at Liège
  Liège
  Liège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the economic capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium....
  
  : Cistercian nuns
• Val-du-Ciel Abbey (Abbaye de Val-du-Ciel) at Ophoven (Limburg): Cistercian nuns
• Val-Dieu Abbey
  Val-Dieu Abbey
  Val-Dieu Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in the Berwinne valley near Aubel in the Land of Herve .-History:...
  
   (Abbaye de Val-Dieu or Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val-Dieu; Abdij van Godsdal) at Aubel
  Aubel
  Aubel is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Liège. 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 monkshttp://www.evolutionbuilder.com/val-dieu
• 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
  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 60km from Brussels. The municipality comprises the city of...
  
   (Flemish Brabant): Cistercian nuns
• Val-Saint-Lambert Abbey (Abbaye de Val-Saint-Lambert): 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
  Beauvechain is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,529 inhabitants. The total area is 38.58 km², giving a population density of 169 inhabitants per km²....
  
   (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
  Villers-la-Ville
  Villers-la-Ville is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Villers-la-Ville had a total population of 9,572...
  
   (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian monks
• Vivegnis Abbey (Abbaye de Vivegnis) at Liège: Cistercian nuns
• Vivier, Abbaye Notre-Dame du, see Marche-les-Dames Abbey
• Vlierbeek Abbey (Abbaye de Vlierbeek) at Kessel-Lo
  Kessel-Lo
  Kessel-Lo is a town in Belgium. It is a borough of Leuven North of Leuven proper. Kessel-Lo is bordered by Holsbeek, Lubbeek, and several other municipalities that are part of Leuven ....
  
  , Leuven (Flemish Brabant): Benedictine monks

W

• Waulsort Abbey
  Waulsort Abbey
  Waulsort Abbey was a Benedictine monastery located at Waulsort now in Hastière in the province of Namur, Belgium.The monastery was founded in 946 by Scottish monks. Saint Maccallin and Saint Cathróe were the first two abbots. Saint Forannan was also subsequently abbot of Waulsort.The abbey was...
  
   (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Waulsort) at Waulsort
  Waulsort
  Waulsort is a settlement in the Belgian Walloon municipality of Hastière, province of Namur.Until the reorganisation of the Municipalities of Belgium 1977, Waulsort was a commune in its own right.- History :...
  
  , Hastière
  Hastière
  Hastière is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 5,230 inhabitants. The total area is 56.46 km², giving a population density of 93 inhabitants per km²....
  
   (Namur): Benedictine monks
• Wauthier-Braine Abbey (Abbaye de Wauthier-Braine) at Wauthier-Braine (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian nuns
• Wavreumont Abbey (Abbaye Saint Remacle de Wavreumont) at Wavreumont (Liège): Benedictine monks
• Westmalle Abbey
  Westmalle Abbey
  The Trappist Abbey of Westmalle or Abdij van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Heilig Hart , which belongs to the Cistercians of Strict Observance, is located in Westmalle , in the Campine region of the province of Antwerp .The abbey was founded in 1794, but the community was not elevated to the rank of...
  
   (Abdij van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Heilig Hart van Westmalle) at Malle
  Malle
  Malle is a municipality located in the Campine region of the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Oostmalle and Westmalle. On 1 January 2006 Malle had a total population of 14,083...
  
   (Antwerp): Trappist monkshttp://www.trappistwestmalle.be/fr/page/home.aspx
• Westvleteren Abbey
  Westvleteren Abbey
  Westvleteren Abbey or St. Sixtus' Abbey, Westvleteren, which belongs to the Cistercians of Strict Observance, or Trappists, is located in Westvleteren, West Flanders, in Belgium...
  
   or St. Sixtus' Abbey, Westvleteren (Sint-Sixtus-Abdij) (extant) at Westvleteren
  Westvleteren
  Westvleteren is a village in the province of West Flanders, Belgium. It is a section of the municipality of Vleteren.Westvleteren is primarily known for the Westvleteren Brewery , a brewery founded in 1838 inside the Trappist Abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren. Its beers have often been rated...
  
   (West Flanders): Trappist monkshttp://www.sintsixtus.be/fr/index2.html

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• Ypres
  Ypres
  Ypres is a Belgian municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote...
  
   (West Flanders):
  • Irish Ladies (Abbaye des Dames irlandaises d'Ypres): Irish Benedictine nuns in exile
  • St. John au Mont Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Jean-au-Mont d'Ypres): Benedictine monks

Z

• Zelem Charterhouse at Zelem near Halen
  Halen
  Halen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg, to the east of Hasselt. On January 1, 2006 Halen had a total population of 8,624. The total area is 36.29 km² which gives a population density of 238 inhabitants per km²....
  
   (Limburg): Carthusians
• Zepperen Charterhouse (dissolved) at Zepperen
  Zepperen
  Zepperen, a formerly independent municipality, is now part of the city 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...
  
  , Sint-Truiden
  Sint-Truiden
  Sint-Truiden is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, near the towns of Hasselt and Tongeren. The municipality includes the old communes of Aalst, Brustem, Duras, Engelmanshoven, Gelinden, Gorsem, Groot-Gelmen, Halmaal, Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden,...
  
   (Limburg): Carthusians
• Zevenkerken, see St. Andrew's Abbey, Bruges
• Zonnebeke Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Zonnebeke) at Zonnebeke
  Zonnebeke
  Zonnebeke is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Beselare, Geluveld, Passendale, Zandvoorde and Zonnebeke proper. On January 1, 2006 Zonnebeke had a total population of 11,758...
  
  , Ypres (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
• Zwijveke Abbey (Abdij van Zwijveke) at Zwijveke, Dendermonde
  Dendermonde
  Dendermonde is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the city of Dendermonde proper and the towns of Appels, Baasrode, Grembergen, Mespelare, Oudegem, Schoonaarde, and Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde...
  
  (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns