Foundation of the secular abbeys of Mons, Maubeuge

Foundation of the secular abbeys of Mons, Maubeuge and Nivelles. The canonesses gathered in Nivelles, where Walcaud, bishop of Liege (810-832), urges them to adopt a Rule. 19th-century facsimile of an engraving from Chronicles of Hainaut, late 14th century. Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance, Paris, 1877

1877 Abbeys Adopt Belgians Canoness Carolingian Charlemagne Chastity Chronicles Cloistered Convent Crosier Deposed Facsimile Habit Hainaut Lepoque Liege Maubeuge Militaire Monastic Monasticism Mons Moyen Ninth Nivelles Nuns Obedience Opposition Religieuse Rule Rules Secular Urges

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