Beguine of Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital
Author: Schoonebeek, Adriaan, ca. 1660-1714
Image Title: Beguine of Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital
Description: This etched print features a beguine of Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital in Antwerp. The Beguines, as a lay religious order, were active in Northern Europe, particularly in the Low Countries in the 13th – 16th centuries. Its members lived in semi-monastic communities but did not take formal religious vows.
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