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Begijnhof
Begijnhof
Begijnhof (Begijnhof 1, City Center, Brugge) – this is a collection of Medieval-era small buildings used by Beguines (lay sisterhoods of the Roman Catholic Church). A begijnhof (béguinage in French) consists of a courtyard surrounded by small dwellings. It is usually encircled by a wall and cut off from the town proper by one or two gates. Poor and elderly beguines were housed here by benefactors.