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Begijnhof, Breda, The Netherlands.
The Beguines were all devoted women who lived lives of poverty, good works, and charity but were not nuns and could leave the group whenever they chose to.
This image was first published on Flickr.
Original image by Charles Hutchins. Uploaded by Ibolya Horvath, published on 15 March 2019 under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution. This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered, in terms of what others can do with your works licensed under Attribution. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
Hutchins, C. (2019, March 15). Beguinage. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10197/beguinage/
Hutchins, Charles. "Beguinage." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 15, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10197/beguinage/.
Hutchins, Charles. "Beguinage." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2019. Web. 12 Apr 2021.
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