Abbey of Our Lady ten Wijngaerd

ABBEY OF OUR LADY TEN WIJNGAERD (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwabdij ten Wijngaerd)

Town/city : Leuven, Belgium
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Order : Cistercian

Established : 1519
Abolished : 1798

Origin/meaning

The arms are canting, showing Our Lady between two grape plants (Wijngaerd means vineyard). The arms are first known from a map from around 1600, but may have been in use since the foundation.

Arms of Abbesses

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  Marguerite van Ittre (1521-1541)

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  Pascale Seels (1541-1594)

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  Barbara Middelburg (1594-1595)

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  Maria vande Laere (1595-1615)

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  Sarah vanden Bossche (1615-1629)

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  Anna de Paepe (1629-1663)

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  Angelica van Meerbeeck (1663-1676)

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  Maria Fannius (1676-1689)

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  Marie de Saint-Ghislain (1690-1711)

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  Catharina Willemaerts (1712-1728)

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  Christina vander Motten (1728-1735)

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  Helena Bosmans (1735-1738)

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  Marie Françoise Priem (1738-1742)

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  Elisabeth Noë (1742-1772)

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  Joanna van Velthem (1773-1796)

Literature: Cruys, M. et al : Heraldiek van Abdijen en Kloosters 32:ten Wijngaerd

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