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Begijnhof, Utrecht

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The Begijnhof, Utrecht, was a beguinage (Begijnhof) in the Dutch city of Utrecht. [1]

6 relations: Beguinage, Beguines and Beghards, Netherlands, Reformation, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht, Utrecht.

Beguinage

A beguinage, from the French term béguinage, is an architectural complex which was created to house beguines: lay religious women who lived in community without taking vows or retiring from the world.

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Beguines and Beghards

The Beguines and the Beghards were Christian lay religious orders that were active in Northern Europe, particularly in the Low Countries in the 13th–16th centuries.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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Reformation

The Reformation (or, more fully, the Protestant Reformation; also, the European Reformation) was a schism in Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther and continued by Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin and other Protestant Reformers in 16th century Europe.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht

The Archdiocese of Utrecht (Archidioecesis Ultraiectensis) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Netherlands.

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Utrecht

Utrecht is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begijnhof,_Utrecht

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