Illustration
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.
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Hutchins, C. (2019, March 15). Beguinage. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10197/beguinage/
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Hutchins, Charles. "Beguinage." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 15, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10197/beguinage/.
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Hutchins, Charles. "Beguinage." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2019. Web. 24 Nov 2024.
