Dieleghem Abbey

The mansion of the abbot is the only remaining building of Dieleghem Abbey

Dieleghem Abbey is a former abbey in Jette, northwestern Brussels, Belgium. It was founded in 1095 by the Bishop of Cambrai and administered by Augustinian canons. In 1140, the abbey’s monks switched to the rules of the Premonstratensian order. In the 13th century, the abbey now called Dieleghem possessed half of the commune’s territory and played an important social and economic role until the French Revolution. In November 1796, the Canons Regular were evicted and deported to an island off the shores of Brittany.^[1] The abbey in Dieleghem was looted and subsequently destroyed, sparing only the abbot's residence. Other abbeys in Flanders, like Afflighem, Grimbergen and Groot-Bijgaarden, shared a similar fate.

The former residence of the abbot now houses the collections of the museum of the County of Jette.^[2]

Dieleghem Abbey, engraving by Lucas Vorsterman between 1651 and 1667

Literature

• G. Paulus: De abdij van Dielegem, in: Brussel, stad van kunst en geschiendenis Nr. 41, Brussel 2005, 48p. ISBN 978-2-96005-028-8
• G. Paulus, L’abbaye de Dieleghem, Coll. Bruxelles, ville d’art et d’histoire, Bruxelles 2005, 48 p.
• G. Paulus, Jette, Coll. Guides des communes de la Région bruxelloise, Bruxelles 2000, 83 p.

References

1. (Dutch) HET NOTITIEBOEKJE VAN PASTOOR MICHEL, mosenghem.skynetblogs.be
2. County of Jette Communal Museum, brusselsmuseums.be

External links

• County of Jette Communal Museum, brusselsmuseums.be
• De abdij van Dielegem, erfgoed.brussels
• Abdij van Dielegem, irisnet.be

Coordinates: 50°53′02″N 4°19′10″E / 50.88389°N 4.31944°E