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| Breda, Beguinage: Catharina | |
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| The Beguinage as situated since 1531/5. The chapel neo-classicist style dates from 1837. The Wendelinus chapel (not on this photograph) now serves as Walloon church. | Full Map on Geoplaza. |
| IDNR: | B30 |
| Parish: | Breda |
| Municipality: | Breda |
| Patron Saint: | Catharina |
| Alias: | Begijnhof |
| Diocese: | Liège |
| Diocese II: | Antwerpen |
| Province: | Brabant |
| Province II: | Brabant (Spaans, later Staats) |
| Gender: | f |
| Development: | (a) Beguines 1240; originally buildings near the castle (b) foundation of a beguinage on own property near the castle 1267*, in 1350 drawn within the town walls (c) 1531-35* transfer to Katerstraat; Wendelinus chapel put into use as chapel of the beguinage |
| Filiation: | not applicable |
| End of monastic life: | after 1945 transformed into a catholic service center; after a restoration in 1967* let to private persons |
| Narrative Sources (CK): | - |
| Narrative Sources (NS): | - |
| Manuscripts (SV): | - |
| Archives: | SA Breda: III-21 |
| Literature: | Juten (1910); Placidus (1952/1976) 149-151; J.M.F. IJsseling [printed inventory 1966]; Denslagen (1978) 211-212 etc.; Paquay (1983); IJsseling (1987); J.M.F. IJsseling in: BiN II, 203-207; Simons (2001) nr. 24; Arkema and Veerman (2009); Gooskens (2016) [172-173; 196]. See also website www.begijnhofbreda.nl and database 'Kloosters in Nederland' (ENK) Z010 |
| Third Order: | - |
| Monasticon Batavum: | - |
MeMO: | 393 | |
Van Deventer: | - | |
National monument: | 10118 | |
| Coordinates: | 113/400A |
Archaeological Monument: | 16798 (tc) | |
Archaeological Status: | hav | |
Archaeological Activities: | inquiry 1990; 2008/9; test inquiry 2012; field inventory 2013 | |
Archaeological Publication: | Arkema and Veerman (2009); Peters a.o. (2011); Nollen (2013) | |
| First mention: | 1240 |
| Last mention: | 1945 |
| ENK code: | ME-Z010-009 |
