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
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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
Marguerite van Ittre (1521-1541)
Pascale Seels (1541-1594)
Barbara Middelburg (1594-1595)
Sarah vanden Bossche (1615-1629)
Anna de Paepe (1629-1663)
Angelica van Meerbeeck (1663-1676)
Maria Fannius (1676-1689)
Marie de Saint-Ghislain (1690-1711)
Catharina Willemaerts (1712-1728)
Christina vander Motten (1728-1735)
Helena Bosmans (1735-1738)
Elisabeth Noë (1742-1772)
Joanna van Velthem (1773-1796)
Literature: Cruys, M. et al: Heraldiek van Abdijen en Kloosters 32:ten Wijngaerd
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