A report on Begijnhof, Amsterdam
One of the oldest hofjes in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Amsterdam
1 linksCapital and most populous city of the Netherlands; with a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban area and 2,480,394 in the metropolitan area.
Capital and most populous city of the Netherlands; with a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban area and 2,480,394 in the metropolitan area.
The oldest English-language church congregation in the world outside the United Kingdom is found at the Begijnhof.
Spui (Amsterdam)
1 linksThe Spui (.
The Spui (.
The Spui provides entry to the Begijnhof, a Medieval courtyard.
Beguines and Beghards
1 linksThe Beguines and the Beghards were Christian lay religious orders that were active in Western Europe, particularly in the Low Countries, in the 13th–16th centuries.
The Beguines and the Beghards were Christian lay religious orders that were active in Western Europe, particularly in the Low Countries, in the 13th–16th centuries.
Some influential Beguinages were Begijnhof (Amsterdam), Begijnhof (Breda), Begijnhof (Utrecht).
Beguinage
1 linksArchitectural complex which was created to house beguines: lay religious women who lived in community without taking vows or retiring from the world.
Architectural complex which was created to house beguines: lay religious women who lived in community without taking vows or retiring from the world.
Begijnhof, Amsterdam, Netherlands
English Reformed Church, Amsterdam
0 linksOne of the oldest buildings in Amsterdam, situated in the centre of the city.
One of the oldest buildings in Amsterdam, situated in the centre of the city.
The Begijnhof, an enclosed courtyard, was a 14th-century residence for the sisterhood of the Catholic Beguines, and the church was originally established as their chapel.
Begijnhof Chapel, Amsterdam
0 linksRoman Catholic chapel run by the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, in the St Nicholas Parish of Amsterdam.
Roman Catholic chapel run by the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, in the St Nicholas Parish of Amsterdam.
It is located in a former schuilkerk in the Begijnhof across from its original location, the English Reformed Church, Amsterdam.
Heilige Stede
0 linksNieuwezijds Kapel (Dutch - New Side's Chapel), or Heilige Stede (Dutch - holy site) or Chapel of the Heilige Stede refers to a site in Amsterdam that includes shops and a Dutch Reformed church built in 1908 on the site of a church once called the Heilige Stede, originally built in the 15th century to replace a chapel that burned in a city fire of 1452.
Nieuwezijds Kapel (Dutch - New Side's Chapel), or Heilige Stede (Dutch - holy site) or Chapel of the Heilige Stede refers to a site in Amsterdam that includes shops and a Dutch Reformed church built in 1908 on the site of a church once called the Heilige Stede, originally built in the 15th century to replace a chapel that burned in a city fire of 1452.
The miracle church's function had already long been taken over by the Roman Catholic schuilkerk at the Amsterdam Beguinage.