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Viviane
November 6, 2022
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The Klein Begijnhof is a court in the center of the Belgian city of Mechelen. This first beguinage in Mechelen dates from the early 13th century. In 1259 the city council granted permission to build a beguinage outside the city walls (the Great Beguinage), but old and deficient beguines continued to live here. At that time, three entrance gates closed off the square, but have now disappeared. Source Wikipedia
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After many men did not return from the Crusades, their wives went to live together in the beguinages where they dedicated their lives to God. They lived outside society and also took care of the sick and elderly. Several beguinages were founded in Mechelen, but nowadays no beguines live there anymore.
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