Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the male head of a monastery in various Western religious traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not the head of a monastery. The female equivalent is abbess.
Pope Gregory XIV, born Niccolò Sfondrato or Sfondrati, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 December 1590 to his death, in October 1591.
Herselt is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Herselt proper, Ramsel, Blauberg, Bergom and Varenwinkel. In 2021, Herselt had a total population of 14,649. The total area is 52.32 km2.
The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines and, in Britain and Ireland, as the White Canons, is a religious order of canons regular of the Catholic Church founded in Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Norbert of Xanten, who later became Archbishop of Magdeburg. Premonstratensians are designated by OPraem following their name.
Mosan art is a regional style of art from the valley of the Meuse in present-day Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. Although in a broader sense the term applies to art from this region from all periods, it generally refers to Romanesque art, with Mosan Romanesque architecture, stone carving, metalwork, enamelling and manuscript illumination reaching a high level of development during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.
The States of Brabant were the representation of the three estates to the court of the Duke of Brabant. The three estates were also called the States. Supported by the economic strength of the cities Antwerp, Brussels and Leuven, the States always were an important power before the rulers of the country, as was reflected by the charter of the duchy.
Gleink Abbey was a Benedictine monastery located in the town of Steyr in Austria.
Averbode Abbey is a Premonstratensian abbey situated in Averbode, in the municipality Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, in the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels in Belgium. It was founded about 1134, suppressed in 1797, and reestablished in 1834. Throughout the 20th century the abbey press was a leading children's publisher in Belgium. The church's building is a peculiar synthesis of Baroque and Gothic, with Renaissance ornament details, dominating the monastery complex. The whole structure was built of iron sandstone from Langdorp and white sandstone from Gobertange between 1664 and 1672, after a design by the Antwerp architect Jan Van den Eynde II.
Uitgeverij Averbode is a Belgian publisher of books, comics, and magazines. The company is located in Averbode and is part of the Averbode Abbey. It has changed its name a few times since its foundation in 1877.
Gregorius or The Good Sinner is a Middle High German narrative poem by Hartmann von Aue. Written around 1190 in rhyming couplets, it tells the story of a child born of the incestuous union of a brother and sister, who is brought up in a monastery, ignorant of his origins, marries his mother, repents of his sins and becomes pope.
Renaat Demoen was a Belgian illustrator and comics creator. He is most associated with the children's magazines of De Goede Pers, among them Zonneland.
Engelszell Abbey was the last Trappist monastery, in Austria. It is located near Engelhartszell an der Donau in the Innviertel in Upper Austria.
Bois-Seigneur-Isaac Abbey is a former Augustinian abbey in Wallonia, then a Premonstratensian priory, dependent on Averbode Abbey and now occupied by the Lebanese Maronite Order. It is located in Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac, Belgium.
Gregor von Burtscheid, also known as Gregor von Calabria or Gregory of Cassano, was the first abbot of the Burtscheid Abbey, founded on the order of Otto III, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Andreas Bernardus de Quertenmont was a Flemish painter, copyist, engraver and etch artist. He was also an art educator and administrator as he held positions as a professor and director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp.
Arnout III, Count of Aarschot, son of Arnout II, Count of Aarschot, and his wife whose name remains unknown. Arnout is sometimes confused with his father, especially in regard to the blood shedding at Aachen in 1115.
Jan van den Eynde II was a Flemish architect and sculptor. He was a member of the van den Eynde family of artists from Antwerp. Van den Eynde's most famous building is arguably the Averbode Abbey church, a peculiar synthesis of Baroque and Gothic with a touch of Renaissance to it, which was completed between 1664 and 1672. For this project, van den Eynde's plans were chosen over those of the famous architect Lucas Faydherbe from Mechelen. In addition to being an architect, Jan van den Eynde was also a merchant.
Premonstratensian College was a house of studies of the Premonstratensian Order at the Old University of Leuven that later housed the Physics Institute of the Catholic University of Leuven. The façade at Naamsestraat 61 was listed as a public monument in 1942 and the building as a whole in 2009.
Adrian was a Hungarian prelate at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries, who served as bishop of Transylvania at least from 1192 to 1201. Prior to that, he had preeminent role in the establishment of a permanent royal chancellery in the Kingdom of Hungary.
