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Augustijnenrei in the Ezelstraat Quarter, in northern Bruges, Flanders, Belgium.
It is a watercourse which runs as an extension of the Speelmansrei, from the Ezelbrug to the Torenbrug, from where it continues as the Gouden-Handrei. A street of the same name is located on the northern bank and runs from the Vlamingbrug to the Oost-Gistelhof.
The name "Augustijnenrei" refers to the lost Augustinian monastery founded around 1276. Located in one of the wealthiest districts of the city, the monastery church became the religious center of the Spanish and Italian nations, as well as of the Chamber of Commerce. The merchants of Genoa, Lucca, Pisa, Venice, the nations of Castile and Navarre had their chapel there.
Guilds and craftsmen also came to the Augustinians via the Commerce Chamber, among whom the skippers, the tapestry weavers, the gray workers, the barbers and surgeons, as well as the fencers, had their altars there. They brought wealth and prosperity to this monastery.
The church, monastery and school were sold in 1797 and largely demolished in the following years. The space where the monastery used to be was occupied by a brewery, a garage and a few houses. Until 1950, parts of the closing wall still existed. Until about 1980 relics of the monastery building were still present along the Augustijnenrei.
On the site of the former monastery church there is now a parking lot and a small square with lime trees along the Augustijnenrei. What remains of the former abbey is the large garden, the farm in Jan Miraelstraat and a former part of the college in Hoedenmakersstraat. In 1987, excavation works were carried out and 14th-century burial vaults with paintings were uncovered, as well as foundations of some parts of the monastery.
The Augustijnenrei lied at the foot of the first city walls of Bruges and was dug in 1127-1128 together with the Smedenrei, the Speelmansrei and the Gouden-Handrei. In 1270 the Augustijnenrei, together with the other inner canals, was deepened to allow shipping on it.
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Augustijnenrei in the Ezelstraat Quarter, in northern Bruges, Flanders, Belgium.
It is a watercourse which runs as an extension of the Speelmansrei, from the Ezelbrug to the Torenbrug, from where it continues as the Gouden-Handrei. A street of the same name is located on the northern bank and runs from the Vlamingbrug to the Oost-Gistelhof.
The name "Augustijnenrei" refers to the lost Augustinian monastery founded around 1276. Located in one of the wealthiest districts of the city, the monastery church became the religious center of the Spanish and Italian nations, as well as of the Chamber of Commerce. The merchants of Genoa, Lucca, Pisa, Venice, the nations of Castile and Navarre had their chapel there.
Guilds and craftsmen also came to the Augustinians via the Commerce Chamber, among whom the skippers, the tapestry weavers, the gray workers, the barbers and surgeons, as well as the fencers, had their altars there. They brought wealth and prosperity to this monastery.
The church, monastery and school were sold in 1797 and largely demolished in the following years. The space where the monastery used to be was occupied by a brewery, a garage and a few houses. Until 1950, parts of the closing wall still existed. Until about 1980 relics of the monastery building were still present along the Augustijnenrei.
On the site of the former monastery church there is now a parking lot and a small square with lime trees along the Augustijnenrei. What remains of the former abbey is the large garden, the farm in Jan Miraelstraat and a former part of the college in Hoedenmakersstraat. In 1987, excavation works were carried out and 14th-century burial vaults with paintings were uncovered, as well as foundations of some parts of the monastery.
The Augustijnenrei lied at the foot of the first city walls of Bruges and was dug in 1127-1128 together with the Smedenrei, the Speelmansrei and the Gouden-Handrei. In 1270 the Augustijnenrei, together with the other inner canals, was deepened to allow shipping on it.
Information source:
nl-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Augustijnenrei?_x_...