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title: Beguinage
author: Charles Hutchins
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10197/beguinage/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Beguinage
_Authored by Charles Hutchins_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10197.jpg)
## Image Caption
Begijnhof, Breda, The Netherlands. The Beguines were all devoted [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/) who lived lives of poverty, good works, and charity but were not nuns and could leave the group whenever they chose to.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Hutchins, C. (2019, March 15). Beguinage. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Hutchins, Charles. "Beguinage." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 15, 2019. .
### MLA
Hutchins, Charles. "Beguinage." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Mar 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/celesteh/1297575347/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/celesteh/1297575347/) by [**Charles Hutchins**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/celesteh/1297575347/). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 15 March 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.