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FOUNDATION OF THE ABBEY OF DUNES, FLANDER, IN HONOUR OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

January 14, 2018

Feast Day: January 2

Duinen Abbey
Abbey of Dunes, Flanders, Belgium


Abbey of Dunes (Abdij Ter Duinen) was founded in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the beach in Sint-Idesbald, Flanders, Belgium in 1128. A new abbey was built in 1628–42 by Cistercian monks, and now a UNESCO -The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - world heritage site.The Abbey itself lies in ruins, but is open to visitors. ... [...founded "in the year 1128, by Fulk, a Benedictine monk. (Chronicon Bertiennae.)"]

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