Flemish Béguinages: The Flemish Béguinage Sint Truiden is one of the Flemish Béguinages in Belgium. Béguinages were founded in the 13th century in the Netherlands and Flanders, at that time a region of the Netherlands. A béguinage consists of a group of small houses built around a church or chapel and enclosed by a wall with an entrance gate. Béguines lived in a béguinage. Béguines were religious women who dedicated their lives to God without retiring from the world. Just like nuns. they lived a religious live, but béguines did not take vows. The Flemish Béguinage Sint Truiden was founded in 1258. The entrance gate did not remain. There is also very little left of the surrounding wall. The Béguinage Church of Saint Agnes was built in the 13th century. The Béguinage Church of Saint Agnes houses religious art, notable are the wall and pillar paintings from around 1300 to the beginning of the 17th century. Thirteen Flemish Béguinages were declared a UNESCO World Heritage in 1998. The Béguinage Sint Truiden is part of this UNESCO World Heritage. Some other Flemish Béguinages: Béguinage of Diest and Béguinage of Tongeren. The town of Sint Truiden consists of two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Flemish Béguinages and Belfries of Belgium and France.
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Flemish Béguinage of Sint Truiden: The St. Agnes Church or Béguinage Church is probably one of the oldest and most beautiful churches of all Flemish Béguinages. The construction started in 1258. The organ of the St. Agnes Church dates from 1656. The church is renowned for its 38 wall paintings and pillar paintings, dating from the end of the 13th century until the beginning of the 17th century. The Béguinage of Sint Truiden is a UNESCO World Heritage.
