List of Christian monasteries in Belgium
This is a list, as yet incomplete, of Christian religious houses, both extant and dissolved, in Belgium, for both men and women. All listed so far are Roman Catholic.
A
- Achel Abbey, part in Hamont-Achel, Limburg, Belgium, and part in Valkenswaard, the Netherlands: Trappist monks
- Affligem :
- *Affligem Abbey at Hekelgem: Benedictine monks
- *Saints Mary and Wivina's Abbey, Affligem : Benedictine nuns
- Aldeneik Abbey at Aldeneik, Maaseik, Limburg: Benedictine nuns, later canons regular
- Amay, former commune of Jehay :
- *Amay Abbey : Cistercian nuns
- *Amay Priory, founded in the former premises of Amay Abbey above, and later moved to form Chevetogne Abbey: Benedictine monks. The premises now accommodate the Centre de perfectionnement aux métiers du patrimoine and the Maison du tourisme Hesbaye et Meuse
- Andenne Abbey at Andenne : Benedictine double abbey, later secular canonesses
- Antwerp:
- *Antwerp Charterhouse: Carthusians
- *St. Michael's Abbey, Antwerp: Premonstratensians
- *St. Saviour's Abbey, Antwerp : Cistercian monks
- Argenton Abbey at Lonzée, Gembloux : Cistercian nuns
- Assebroek, see Steenbrugge
- Ath Abbey at Ath : Cistercian nuns
- Aubechies Abbey at Aubechies : Benedictine monks
- Aulne Abbey at Gozée : Benedictine monks, then secular clergy, then Augustinian canons, then Cistercian monks
- Averbode Abbey at Averbode, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem : Premonstratensians
- Aywiers Abbey or Aywières Abbey, founded at Awirs but moved to Couture-Saint-Germain, Lasne : Cistercian nuns
B
- Baudelo Abbey at Klein-Sinaai : Cistercian nuns
- Beaupré Abbey at Grimminge : Cistercian nuns
- Beaurepart Abbey in Liège: Premonstratensians
- Ter Beeck Abbey at Halle-Booienhoven, Zoutleeuw, Flemish Brabant: Cistercian nuns
- Béguinages at:
- *Antwerp, Bruges, Dendermonde, Diest, Ghent Hoogstraten, Lier, Leuven, Mechelen Kortrijk, Sint-Truiden, Turnhout and Tongeren
- Bethlehem Abbey, Bonheiden at Bonheiden : Benedictine nuns
- Bijloke Abbey, also Byloque Abbey at Ghent : Cistercian nuns
- Bois-Seigneur-Isaac Abbey at Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac, Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant: Maronite
- Boneffe Abbey at Éghezée : Cistercian nuns, then Cistercian monks
- Bonheiden Abbey, see Bethlehem Abbey, Bonheiden
- Bonne-Espérance Abbey at Vellereille-les-Brayeux, Estinnes : Premonstratensians
- Bornem, see St. Bernard's Abbey, Bornem
- Braschaat Abbey at Braschaat : Premonstratensians
- Brecht Abbey or Abbey of Our Lady of Nazareth, Brecht at Brecht : Trappist nuns
- Brialmont Abbey, in the former Château de Brialmont, Tilff : Trappist nuns
- Brogne Abbey at Saint-Gérard : Benedictine monks
- Bruges :
- *Augustinian Priory, Bruges : Augustinian canons
- *Eekhout Abbey : Augustinian canons
- *St. Andrew's Abbey, Bruges, now St. Andrew's Abbey, Zevenkerken: Benedictine monks
- *St. Godelieve's Abbey, Bruges : Benedictine nuns
- *St. Trudo's Abbey, Bruges, originally in Bruges, then Male, now back in Bruges: Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre
- *Ten Wijngaerde Béguinage : Beguines; from 1927 a priory of Benedictine nuns, as the Monasterium De Wijngaard
- Brussels:
- *Coudenberg Abbey in Brussels: Augustinian canons
- *English Ladies, Brussels : English Benedictine nuns in exile
- *Jericho Priory in Brussels: Canonesses Regular
C
- La Cambre Abbey at Ixelles, Brussels: Cistercian nuns
- Cambron Abbey at Brugelette : Cistercian monks
- Celles Abbey at Celles, Houyet : either Benedictine monks, or a men's collegiate foundation
- Chercq Charterhouse at Chercq near Tournai : Carthusians
- Chevetogne Abbey at Ciney : Benedictine monks of both Latin and Byzantine rites
- Chimay :
- *St. Monegonde's Abbey, Chimay : Benedictine monks
- *Sts. Peter and Paul's Abbey, Chimay: men's collegiate foundation
- *Our Lady of Peace Abbey, Chimay : Cistercian nuns, from 1919
- *see also Scourmont Abbey
- Clairefontaine Abbey near Arlon : Trappist nuns
- Cortenberg, see Kortenberg
- Coudenberg Abbey, see Brussels
D
- Dendermonde Abbey or Saints Peter and Paul's Abbey, Dendermonde at Dendermonde : Benedictine monks
- Dieleghem Abbey at Dielegem in Jette : Augustinian Canons 1095–1140, thereafter Premonstratensians
- Diest, see Zelem
- Dikkelvenne Abbey, moved to Geraardsbergen in 1081, at Dikkelvenne, Gavere : Benedictine monks
- Ter Doest Abbey at Lissewege, Bruges : Cistercian monks
- Doornzele Abbey at Evergem : Cistercian nuns
- Drongen Abbey at Drongen, Gent : Premonstratensians
- Ten Duinen Abbey at Koksijde : Cistercian monks
E
- Eekhout Abbey, see Bruges
- Ename Abbey at Ename, Oudenaarde : Benedictine monks
- Enghien Charterhouse at Enghien : Carthusian monks
- Épinlieu Abbey at Mons : Cistercian nuns
- Ermeton Abbey at Ermeton-sur-Biert : Benedictine nuns There are ruins nearby of an earlier monastery, of which nothing is known
- Eversam Abbey at Stavele : Augustinian canons
F
- Flône Abbey at Flône, Amay - Augustinian canons
- Floreffe Abbey at Floreffe : Premonstratensians
- Florennes Abbey at Florennes : Benedictine monks
- Florival Abbey at Archennes : Cistercian nuns
- Forest Abbey at Forest-lez-Bruxelles : Benedictine nuns
G
- Gembloux Abbey at Gembloux : Benedictine monks
- Geraardsbergen Abbey, previously at Dikkelvenne, at Geraardsbergen : Benedictine monks
- Géronsart Abbey at Jambes : Augustinian canons
- Ghent, East Flanders:
- *St. Bavo's Abbey : Benedictine monks
- *English Ladies, Ghent : English Benedictine nuns in exile
- *St. Peter's Abbey, Ghent : Benedictine monks
- *Abdij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Rijke Gasthuis: Benedictine nuns
- Ghislenghien Abbey at Ghislenghien : Benedictine nuns
- Gistel, see Ten Putte
- Groot-Bijgaarden Abbey, also St. Wivina's Abbey at Groot-Bijgaarden, Dilbeek : Benedictine nuns
- Grandpré Abbey at Gesves : Cistercian monks
- Grimbergen Abbey at Grimbergen : Premonstratensians
- Groeninge Abbey at Kortrijk : Cistercian nuns
H
- Haaltert Abbey at Haaltert : Benedictine monks
- Ter Hage Abbey first at Axel in the Netherlands, later in Ghent: Cistercian nuns
- Hasselt Priory at Hasselt : Augustinian canons
- Hastière Abbey at Hastière : Benedictine monks
- Hemelsdaele Abbey at Hemelsdaele, Bruges : Cistercian nuns
- Hemiksem, see St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem
- Hérinnes Charterhouse at Hérinnes : Carthusian monks
- Herkenrode Abbey at Herkenrode, Hasselt : Cistercian nuns
- Heylissem Abbey at Hélécine : Premonstratensians
- Hocht Abbey at Lanaken : Cistercian monks, then Cistercian nuns
- Hurtebise Monastery at Saint-Hubert : Benedictine nuns
J
- Le Jardinet Abbey at Walcourt : Cistercian nuns to 1430, then Cistercian monks
K
- Klaarland Priory or Priory of Our Lady of Klaarland at Lozen, Bocholt : Trappist nuns
- Kortenberg Abbey at Kortenberg : Benedictine nuns
L
- Leffe Abbey at Leffe, Dinant : Premonstratensians
- Leuven :
- *Groot Begijnhof, Leuven
- *Keizersberg Abbey, also Mont César Abbey in Leuven: Benedictine monks
- *Park Abbey at Heverlee, Leuven : Premonstratensians
- *St. Gertrude's Abbey, Leuven: Augustinian Canonesses
- *St. Monica's, Leuven: Augustinian Canonesses
- *St. Michael's College, Leuven: Jesuits
- *Vlierbeek Abbey at Kessel-Lo, Leuven : Benedictine monks
- Liège:
- *Abbey of the Peace of [Our Lady, Liège] : Benedictine nuns
- *St. James' Abbey, Liège : Benedictine monks
- *St. Laurence's Abbey, Liège : Benedictine monks
- Lier Abbey or Abbey of Our Lady of Nazareth, Lier at Lier : Trappist nuns
- Lier, see Hemiksem
- Lieu-Saint-Bernard Abbey, otherwise Abbaye Saint-Bernard-sur-l'Escaut: see St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem
- Lobbes Abbey at Lobbes, Hainaut: Benedictine monks
- ''Louvain-la-Neuve, see St. Gertrude's Abbey''
M
- Maagdendale Abbey at Oudenaarde : Cistercian nuns
- Maegdendael Abbey at Oplinter : Cistercian nuns
- Malmedy Abbey at Malmedy : administered together with Stavelot Abbey as the Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy, Benedictine monks
- Malonne Abbey at Malonne : Benedictine monks
- Marche-les-Dames Abbey at Marche-les-Dames : women's community of no known order until c. 1235, then Cistercian nuns to 1856; Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul to 1880, Ursulines to 1914, Carmelite sisters to 1973; non-religious boarding school to 1980; the Little Sisters of Bethlehem to 2000; now occupied by the lay community Madonna House
- Maredret Abbey at Anhée : Benedictine nuns
- Maredsous Abbey at Denée : Benedictine monks
- Menin Abbey at Menen : Benedictine nuns
- Merkem Abbey at Merkem : Benedictine nuns
- Mesen Abbey or Messines Abbey at Mesen : Benedictine nuns
- Mons Abbey at Mons : Benedictine nuns
- Mont César Abbey, see Leuven, Keizersberg Abbey
- Mont Cornillon Abbey in Liège: Premonstratensian double house
- Mont-d'Or Abbey at Wevelgem : Cistercian nuns
- Moorsel Abbey at Moorsel, Aalst : Benedictine nuns
- Moulins-Warnant Abbey at Anhée : community of women, then Cistercian nuns 1233–1414, then Cistercian monks
- Mount Thabor Convent, Mechelen : Augustinian canonesses
- Munsterbilzen Abbey at Munsterbilzen, Bilzen : Benedictine nuns
N
- Namur Abbey at Namur: Cistercians
- Nazareth, Our Lady of, see Brecht and Lier
- Nieuwenbosch Abbey at Heusden : Cistercian nuns
- Nieuwpoort Charterhouse, also known as Sheen Anglorum Charterhouse, at Nieuwpoort : English Carthusians in exile
- Ninove Abbey at Ninove : Premonstratensians
- Nivelles Abbey at Nivelles : women's collegiate foundation
- Nizelles Abbey at Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac : Cistercian monks
O
- Abbaye de l'Olive at Morlanwelz : Cistercian nuns
- Abdij van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ter Nieuwe Plant, see Ypres
- Oost-Eekloo Abbey at Oosteeklo and later Ghent : Cistercian nuns
- Orienten Abbey at Rummen : Cistercian nuns
- Orval Abbey at Villers-devant-Orval, Florenville : Benedictine monks, then Canons Regular, then Cistercian monks, then Trappist monks
- Oudenaarde Abbey at Oudenaarde : Benedictine monks
- Oudenburg Abbey at Oudenburg : Benedictine monks
P
- Parc-les-Dames Abbey at Wezemaal : Cistercian nuns
- Postel Abbey at Postel, Mol : Premonstratensians
- Ten Putte Abbey at Gistel : Benedictine nuns
Q
- Quévy Abbey at Quévy : Benedictine monks
R
- La Ramée Abbey at Jauchelette, Jodoigne : Cistercian nuns
- Robermont Abbey at Robermont : Cistercian nuns
- Rochefort Abbey or St. Rémy's Abbey, Rochefort at Rochefort : Cistercian nuns to 1464, then Cistercian monks, then Trappist monks
- Roesbrugge Abbey at Roesbrugge : Canonesses Regular
- Roeulx Abbey at Le Roeulx : Premonstratensians
- Ronse Abbey at Ronse : Benedictine monks
- Ten Roosen Abbey at Aalst : Cistercian nuns
- Roosenberg Abbey at Waasmunster : Canonesses Regular
- Roosendael Abbey at Sint-Katelijne-Waver : Cistercian nuns
- Rothem Abbey at Haelen : Cistercian nuns
- Rouge-Cloître Abbey in Averghem : Augustinian canons
S
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- St. Bernard's Abbey, Bornem, formerly Bornem Abbey at Bornem : Cistercian monks
- St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem, also St. Bernard's Abbey on the Scheldt at Hemiksem : Cistercian monks
- Abbey of Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie at Saint-Denis, Mons : Benedictine monks
- St. Gertrude's Abbey at Louvain-la-Neuve: Benedictine nuns
- *see also St. Gertrude's Abbey, Leuven
- Saint-Ghislain Abbey at Saint-Ghislain : Benedictines
- St. Godelieve's Abbey, Bruges, see Bruges
- St. Godelieve's Abbey, Gistel, see Ten Putte Abbey
- Saint-Hubert Abbey at Saint-Hubert : Benedictine monks
- St. Michael's Abbey, see Antwerp
- Saint-Rémy Abbey, see Rochefort
- St. Sixtus' Abbey, Westvleteren, see Westvleteren
- Sint-Truiden :
- *Sint-Truiden Abbey : Benedictine monks
- *St. Catherine's Abbey, Sint-Truiden : Benedictine nuns
- *Zeppern Charterhouse, see Zepperen
- St. Trudo's Abbey, Bruges, formerly at Male, now back in Bruges, West Flanders: Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre
- St. Wivina's Abbey, see Groot-Bijgarden
- Salzinnes Abbey at Salzinnes : Cistercian nuns
- Saulchoir Abbey at Kain in Tournai : Cistercian nuns
- Scheut Charterhouse at Anderlecht : Carthusian monks
- Scourmont Abbey at Forges, Chimay : Trappist monks
- Sheen Anglorum, see Nieuwpoort Charterhouse
- Sinnich Abbey near Teuven, Voeren : Augustinian canonesses
- Soleilmont Abbey at Gilly : Trappist nuns
- Solières Abbey at Ben-Ahin : Cistercian nuns
- Spermaillie Abbey at Bruges: Cistercian nuns
- Stavelot Abbey at Stavelot : together with Malmedy Abbey formed the Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy, Benedictine monks
- Steenbrugge Abbey or St. Peter's Abbey, Steenbrugge in Assebroek, Bruges : Benedictine monks
T
- Tongerlo Abbey at Tongerlo, Westerlo : Premonstratensians
- Tongeren Abbey at Tongeren : Benedictine monks
- Tournai Abbey at Tournai : Benedictine monks
V
- Val-Benoît Abbey at Liège: Cistercian nuns
- Val-du-Ciel Abbey at Ophoven : Cistercian nuns
- Val-Dieu Abbey at Aubel : Cistercian monks
- Val-Notre-Dame Abbey at Antheit : Cistercian nuns
- Val-Saint-Bernard Abbey at Diest : Cistercian nuns
- Val-Saint-Lambert Abbey at Seraing : Cistercian monks
- Abbaye du Val-Saint-Georges, Cistercians: see Salzinnes
- Val des Vierges, see Ghislenghien Abbey
- Valduc Abbey at Hamme-Mille, Beauvechain : Cistercian nuns
- Vellereille-les-Brayeux, see Bonne-Esperance Abbey
- La Vignette Abbey at Leuven: Cistercian nuns
- Villers-la-Ville Abbey at Villers-la-Ville : Cistercian monks
- Vivegnis Abbey at Liège: Cistercian nuns
- ''Vivier, Abbaye Notre-Dame du, see Marche-les-Dames Abbey''
W
- Waulsort Abbey at Waulsort, Hastière : Benedictine monks
- Wauthier-Braine Abbey at Wauthier-Braine : Cistercian nuns
- Wavreumont Abbey or St. Remaclus' Abbey, Wavreumont at Wavreumont : Benedictine monks
- Westmalle Abbey at Malle : Trappist monks
- Westvleteren Abbey or St. Sixtus' Abbey, Westvleteren at Westvleteren : Trappist monks
- ''Ten Wijngaerde, see Bruges''
Y
- Ypres :
- *Irish Ladies : Irish Benedictine nuns in exile
- *Abbey of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ter Nieuwe Plant, formerly Roesbrugge Abbey: Canonesses Regular
- *St. John au Mont Abbey : Benedictine monks
Z
- Zelem Charterhouse, also Diest Charterhouse, at Zelem near Halen : Carthusians
- Zepperen Charterhouse at Zepperen, Sint-Truiden : Carthusians
- Zevenkerken, see St. Andrew's Abbey, Bruges
- Zonnebeke Abbey at Zonnebeke, Ypres : Benedictine nuns
- Zwijveke Abbey at Zwijveke, Dendermonde : Cistercian nuns