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Beguines and Beghards

The Beguines (/beɪˈɡiːnz, ˈbɛɡiːnz/) and the Beghards (/ˈbɛɡərdz, bəˈɡɑːrdz/) were Christian lay religious orders that were active in Western Europe, particularly in the Low Countries, in the 13th–16th centuries. Their members lived in semi-monastic communities but did not take formal religious vows. Although they promised not to marry "as long as they…

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Beguines (laywomen)

Beghards (laymen)

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Beguines and Beghards → Antwerp, Beghards, Beginen, Beguine, Beguine Communities, Beguines, Beguines' Reconsidered, Belgian Scene, Berlin, BlueBridge, Body, Brepols, Brides, Brussels, Burnham, Caloen Foundation, Carol, Century, Ch, Cities
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Beguines and Beghards → Arts, Beghards, Beguines, Cambridge University Press, Catholic Encyclopedia, Chambers, Charles, Cyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica, Ephraim, Herbermann, Hugh, In Chisholm, James, John Knapton, New York, Phillips, Robert Appleton Company, Sciences, This

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Cambraiinstance ofreferred to a woman who wore humble garb and stood apart as living a religious life above and beyond the practice of ordinary laypeople.In cities0.80text
Valenciennesinstance ofreferred to a woman who wore humble garb and stood apart as living a religious life above and beyond the practice of ordinary laypeople.In cities0.80text
and Liègeinstance ofreferred to a woman who wore humble garb and stood apart as living a religious life above and beyond the practice of ordinary laypeople.In cities0.80text
local officials established formal communities for these women that became known as beguinagesinstance ofreferred to a woman who wore humble garb and stood apart as living a religious life above and beyond the practice of ordinary laypeople.In cities0.80text
courtly loveinstance ofindicating their familiarity with courtly literature which commonly centered around romantic ideals0.80text
chivalryinstance ofindicating their familiarity with courtly literature which commonly centered around romantic ideals0.80text
a mother-houseinstance ofThere was no overarching structure0.80text
the secular cleric Robert de Sorboninstance ofadmirers0.80text
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Beguines and Beghardsrelated to AttributionChambers0.60section
Beguines and Beghardsrelated to AttributionEphraim0.60section
Beguines and Beghardsrelated to AttributionBeguines0.60section

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