« Sans argent, sans provisions » Bruxelles, ville connectée. Le cas du couvent des Dames anglaises de Bruxelles entre 1760 et 1770

Romain Destrée (1)

1 ULB - Université libre de Bruxelles

Founded in Brussels in 1599 the Monastery of Our Lady of the Assumption is the first of the many English catholic convents in exile on the European Continent. Prosperous at first, its situation in the 18th century became dire both politically and financially. This paper explores through the case of the Brussels monastery the political situation of the English catholic convents in exile in a period of decline of the religious fervor and of marginalization of the conventual life.

Keywords: English Benedictines; English Convents; English Catholic nuns; English

Domains: History

Romain Destrée. « Sans argent, sans provisions » Bruxelles, ville connectée. Le cas du couvent des Dames anglaises de Bruxelles entre 1760 et 1770. 2023. ⟨hprints-04231817⟩