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Orval Abbey, the Glossary

Orval Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Orval) is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1132 in the Gaume region of Belgium, located in Villers-devant-Orval, part of Florenville, Wallonia in the province of Luxembourg.^[1]

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30 relations: Arnold I, Count of Chiny, Austria, Belgium, Benedictines, Calabria, Canon (title), Champagne (province), Cistercians, Colruyt family, Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg, Duchy of Burgundy, Florenville, France, French Revolution, Gaume, List of monarchs of Luxembourg, Lode Van Hecke, Luxembourg (Belgium), Matilda of Tuscany, Merovingian dynasty, Monastery, Monk, Orval Brewery, Spain, Thirty Years' War, Trappist beer, Trappists, Trois-Fontaines Abbey, Wallonia, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg.
1132 establishments in Europe
Christian monasteries in Luxembourg (Belgium)
Cistercian monasteries in Belgium
Florenville
Neoclassical architecture in Belgium
Ruined Christian monasteries in Belgium
Trappist monasteries in Belgium

Arnold I, Count of Chiny

Arnold I (died 16 April 1106), Count of Chiny, son of Louis II, Count of Chiny, and his wife Sophie.

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Austria

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Benedictines

The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (Ordo Sancti Benedicti, abbreviated as OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict.

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Calabria

Calabria is a region in southern Italy.

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Canon (title)

Canon (translit) is a Christian title usually used to refer to a member of certain bodies in subject to an ecclesiastical rule.

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Champagne (province)

Champagne was a province in the northeast of the Kingdom of France, now best known as the Champagne wine region for the sparkling white wine that bears its name in modern-day France.

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Cistercians

The Cistercians, officially the Order of Cistercians ((Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contributions of the highly-influential Bernard of Clairvaux, known as the Latin Rule.

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Colruyt family

The Colruyt family is a Belgian noble family, belonging to the wealthiest noble houses of Belgium.

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Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg

Conrad I (c. 1040 – 8 August 1086) was count of Luxembourg (1059–1086), succeeding his father, Giselbert.

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Duchy of Burgundy

The Duchy of Burgundy (Ducatus Burgundiae; Duché de Bourgogne) emerged in the 9th century as one of the successors of the ancient Kingdom of the Burgundians, which after its conquest in 532 had formed a constituent part of the Frankish Empire.

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Florenville

Florenville (Gaumais: Floravile) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.

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Gaume

Gaume is a region in the extreme southeast of Belgium.

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List of monarchs of Luxembourg

The territory of Luxembourg has been ruled successively by counts, dukes and grand dukes.

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Lode Van Hecke

Lode Van Hecke OCSO (born 16 March 1950) is a Belgian Catholic prelate who serves as Bishop of Ghent.

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Luxembourg (Belgium)

Luxembourg (Luxembourg; Luxemburg; Luxemburg; Lëtzebuerg; Lussimbork), also called Belgian Luxembourg or West Luxembourg, is the southernmost province of Wallonia within Belgium.

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Matilda of Tuscany

Matilda of Tuscany (Matilde di Toscana; Matilda or Mathilda; – 24 July 1115), or Matilda of Canossa (Matilde di Canossa), also referred to as la Gran Contessa ("the Great Countess"), was a member of the House of Canossa (also known as the Attonids) in the second half of the eleventh century.

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Merovingian dynasty

The Merovingian dynasty was the ruling family of the Franks from around the middle of the 5th century until 751.

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Monk

A monk (from μοναχός, monachos, "single, solitary" via Latin monachus) is a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery.

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Orval Brewery

Orval Brewery (Brasserie d'Orval) is a Trappist brewery within the walls of the Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Orval in the Gaume region of Belgium. Orval Abbey and Orval Brewery are Florenville.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Thirty Years' War

The Thirty Years' War, from 1618 to 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history.

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Trappist beer

Trappist beer is brewed by Trappist monks.

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Trappists

The Trappists, officially known as the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae, abbreviated as OCSO) and originally named the Order of Reformed Cistercians of Our Lady of La Trappe, are a Catholic religious order of cloistered monastics that branched off from the Cistercians.

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Trois-Fontaines Abbey

Trois-Fontaines Abbey (Abbaye de Sainte-Marie des Trois-Fontaines) was a Cistercian abbey in the present commune of Trois-Fontaines-l'Abbaye in the French department of Marne, in the historic province of Champagne. Orval Abbey and Trois-Fontaines Abbey are Christian monasteries established in the 12th century.

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Wallonia

Wallonia (Wallonie), officially the Walloon Region (Région wallonne), is one of the three regions of Belgium—along with Flanders and Brussels.

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Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg

Wenceslaus I (also Wenceslas, Venceslas, Wenzel, or Václav, often called Wenceslaus of Bohemia in chronicles) (25 February 1337 – 7 December 1383) was the first Duke of Luxembourg from 1354.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orval_Abbey

Also known as Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Orval, Abbey of Orval, Monastery of Orval.

Orval Abbey, the Glossary

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See also

1132 establishments in Europe

Christian monasteries in Luxembourg (Belgium)

Cistercian monasteries in Belgium

Florenville

Neoclassical architecture in Belgium

Ruined Christian monasteries in Belgium

Trappist monasteries in Belgium

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