Kortenberg Abbey
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Abdij Kortenberg | |
 Gatehouse in Gothic style | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Order of Saint Benedict |
| Established | 1095 |
| Disestablished | 1798 |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Godfrey I, Count of Louvain |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | retreat centre |
| Heritage designation | protected monument |
| Designated date | 2005 |
| Site | |
| Location | Abdijdreef, Kortenberg, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°53′08″N 4°32′57″E / 50.88556°N 4.54917°E |
Kortenberg Abbey, sometimes referred to as Cortemberg Abbey (founded 1095; suppressed 1798), was a monastery of Benedictine nuns at Kortenberg in the Duchy of Brabant. It is now a diocesan retreat centre under the name OAK: Old Abbey of Kortenberg. Since 2005 the buildings have had the status of a protected monument (number OB001683) under the Flemish organization for Immovable Heritage.
The foundation, dating from before 1105 and traditionally dated 1095, was confirmed by Odo of Tournai in 1110.[1]
Constitutional history
The abbey was an important location in the constitutional history of the Duchy of Brabant, as it was where the Charter of Kortenberg was confirmed and where the council met that was instituted to oversee the charter's implementation.
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