Beguinage of Bruges old town, Belgium

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The word béguinage is a French term that refers to a semi-monastic community of women called Beguines, religious women who sought to serve God without retiring from the world, as well as to the architectural complex that housed such a community.

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Location: Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe
Photo credit: © David Vilaplana / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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