Location
Official nameAbdij O.L. Vr. van Nazareth
Number28
AddressAbdijlaan 9, Brecht, Belgium
Contact Information
Telephone[32] (3) 313.92.50
Fax[32] (3) 313.43.54
Community emailabdij.nazareth@telenet.be
Websitewww.abdijnazareth.be
SuperiorMoeder Katharina Michiels Abdis 2019-2025
Other Information
Juridical statusAbbey
DioceseDioecesis Antverpiensis (Antwerpen)
OCSO regionNED
OriginsFounded by Soleilmont in 1950 (July 25); erected an abbey February 3,1951.
History
- 1950, 25 June: arrival of the founders.
- 1951, 2 February: transfer of stability.
- 1954, 22 October: consecration of the church.
- 1954, 8 December: solemn vows according to the constitution “Sponsa Christi”.
Father immediateWestmalle (jusqu’à 2022); Père Immédiat délégué: Dom Manu Van Hecke de Sint Sixtus (2022) ; Resp. délégué: Mère Dominique Graulich de Soleilmont
Lay associatesCistercian Associates of O.L.of Nazareth
Past superiors
- Agnès SWEVERS — Superior — 10/07/1950 – 05/02/1951
- Agnès SWEVERS — Abbess — 05/02/1951 – 04/02/1960
- Myriam DARDENNE — Abbess — 04/02/1960 – 28/02/1963
- Benedicta GEEBELEN — Abbess — 28/02/1963 – 28/02/1972
- Josepha VAN DOREN — Sup. ad nutum — 28/02/1972 – 05/03/1973
- Josepha VAN DOREN — Abbess — 05/03/1973 – 05/03/1979
- Benedicta GEEBELEN (2) — Abbess — 05/03/1979 – 17/01/1990
- Kirsten BUTAYE — Abbess — 29/02/1990 – 27/02/2002
- Beatrijs Peeters, Abdis 2002-2019
Work/incomeBath soap, shampoo, bath gel, laundry soap, green soap.
Guest facilities20 rooms
FoundationsRedwoods (1962), Klaarland (1970)
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