Sujet

Foundation of the secular abbeys of Mons, Maubeuge and Nivelles

Légende

Foundation of the secular abbeys of Mons, Maubeuge and Nivelles. The canonesses gathered in Nivelles, where Walcaud, bishop of Liege (810-832), urges them to adopt a Rule. 19th-century facsimile of an engraving from ""Chronicles of Hainaut"", late 14th century. ""Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance"", Paris, 1877.

Date

1877

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG24A00_200

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

34,0Mo (2,4Mo) / 30,0cm x 28,4cm / 3543 x 3357 (300dpi)

Mots clés

chastity Valcandus Tungrensis 9th century bishop Liege Belgium Belgian Nivelles convention nuns monastery female convent women Middle Ages mediaeval abbey monasticism Carolingian empire Christianity crosier religion religious monk Europe European chastity