beguine court

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A beguine court is a historic enclosed residential complex where lay religious women, known as beguines, lived communally while remaining independent from formal monastic orders.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
beguine court canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian communal dwelling ⓘ
enclosed courtyard housing ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
religious residential complex ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Christianity ⓘ
associatedWithReligiousOrder Beguine movement ⓘ
developedInPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
flourishedInCentury 13th century ⓘ
14th century ⓘ
foundInCountry Belgium ⓘ
France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
foundInRegion Low Countries ⓘ
hasAccessControl gated entrance ⓘ
hasAdmissionRule open to unmarried women ⓘ
open to widows ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Flemish brick architecture ⓘ
medieval urban architecture ⓘ
hasBuilding chapel ⓘ
communal hall ⓘ
infirmary ⓘ
oratory ⓘ
hasCommunityType lay religious community ⓘ
semi-monastic community ⓘ
hasEconomicModel supported by donations ⓘ
supported by residents’ work ⓘ
hasFunction communal living ⓘ
housing for beguines ⓘ
religious life without formal vows ⓘ
space for charitable work ⓘ
space for prayer and devotion ⓘ
space for textile and craft production ⓘ
hasGenderRestriction women ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus many preserved as cultural heritage sites ⓘ
hasLayoutFeature central green space ⓘ
enclosed courtyard ⓘ
rows of small houses ⓘ
hasLegalStatus independent from formal monastic orders ⓘ
hasOccupant beguine ⓘ
hasPropertyRule individual residents could own property ⓘ
hasResidentType lay religious women ⓘ
hasSocialRole alternative to marriage or convent life ⓘ
space for female religious autonomy ⓘ
hasVowRequirement no permanent vows required ⓘ
influencedBy urbanization in medieval Europe ⓘ
regulatedBy local ecclesiastical authorities ⓘ
municipal authorities ⓘ
relatedConcept cloister ⓘ
convent ⓘ
religious commune ⓘ
tourismRole visited as historic attractions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Begijnhof → foundedAs → beguine court ⓘ