Bethlehem Abbey, Bonheiden
Abdij Bethlehem | |
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  Location within Belgium | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Order of Saint Benedict |
| Established | 1975 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | monastery |
| Completion date | 1965 |
| Site | |
| Coordinates | 51°01′N 4°33′E / 51.02°N 4.55°E |
| Website | www |
Bethlehem Abbey in the village of Bonheiden, Belgium, is a house of Benedictine nuns of the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation. The monastery was built in 1965 as a Redemptorist house but was transferred to the Benedictines in 1975.[1]
The community formerly ran a publishing imprint which produced Dutch translations of the writings of Basil of Caesarea and Athanasius of Alexandria.
Since 30 May 2015 the Benedictines have shared the monastery buildings with a lay community (the Moriya Community).[2]
References
- ^ Abdij van Bethlehem in Inventaris Onroerend Erfgoed, heritage listing (in Dutch). Consulted 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Abdij Bonheiden verleent gastvrijheid aan nieuwe gemeenschap Moriya". Kerknet (in Dutch). 2 Jun 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016. Consulted 22 January 2016.
