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Agnes Haegens | |
|---|---|
| Title | Abbess of Rozendaal |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1703 [1] |
| Died | 21 May 1788 (aged 84–85) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Cistercian Nun, Abbess |
| Religious life | |
| Order | Cistercian Order |
Agnes Haegens also written as Agnes Haeghens (1703[1] – 21 May 1788) was a Cistercian nun and served as the 40th[2] Abbess of Roosendael Abbey from 1754 to 1788.[3] In total she spent around 66 years of her life in religious life and 34 years in prelacy.[4]
Biography
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Haegens was elected unanimously in 1754 as the successor to Abbess Norberta de Berghe. She is considered an important benefactor of the Roosendael Abbey, commissioning the construction of farms and rectories (in Niel, Grobbendonk, Brecht) that were dependent on the Abbey.[5][1] She also had a monumental gatehouse (1777) and a coach house (1781) built on the Abbey grounds.[6][2] Faced with the threat of the Abbey's dissolution under the edict of Emperor Joseph II, she was forced to establish a boarding school to ensure the Abbey's survival.1703 [1][7]
Haegens died on 21 May, 1787. Her remains were interred in the Waelhem cemetery, where already a nun and a lay sister lay.[4]
After her death, she was succeeded in 1789 by Theresia de Coninck, the last abbess of Rozendaal before the Abbey was abolished by the French in 1797.[5][1]
Recognition
[edit]- Haegens had her own coat of arms.[8]
- In 2024, the hamlet Elzestraat, where Roosendael Abbey is located, founded a neighborhood playground that is named after her, the Agnes Haegenshof.[9]
- The gatehouse she built is nowadays Belgian heritage.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "De intrede van Anna Elisabeth De Ruysscher in Roosendael" (PDF). Erfgoedcel Kapelle-op-den-Bos (in Dutch). p. 2-6. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ a b hr (2019). "Zwart goed" (PDF). Heemkundige Kring Dr. Croquet - Walem (in Dutch) (53): 19. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
De monumentale poort werd gebouwd in 1777 door Agnes Haegens, veertigste abdis der abdij. Dit blijkt uit de chronogram dat zich ook nu nog op de arkade bevindt.
[The monumental gate was built in 1777 by Agnes Haegens, the fortieth abbess of the Abbey. This is evident from the chronogram that can still be found on the arcade.] - ^ Mevrouw Agnes Haegens, abdisse der vermaerde Abdy van Roosendal (in Dutch). 28 September 1778 – via Google books.
- ^ a b Bulletin du Cercle archéologique, littéraire et artistique de Malines" (in French). Malines : H. Dessain. 1889. p. 270-271. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via archive.org.
- ^ a b A. Goetstouwers, De oorkonden der Abdij Rozendaal der orde van Cîteaux, Vol. 1, Tongerlo, 1956
- ^ "Een monumentaal verhaal | Domein Roosendael" (PDF). putte.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Opgetekend Verleden 1 | En toen viel de bom". Mechelse Vereniging voor Stadsarcheologie (in Dutch): 66. 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via academia.edu.
- ^ hr (2019). "De molen van de Meulenberbossen" (PDF). Heemkundige Kring Dr. Croquet - Walem (in Dutch) (52): 10. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
Links onderin ziet men het wapenschild van de abdis Agnes Haegens (1754-1788)
[At the bottom left one sees the coat of arms of the abbess Agnes Haegens (1754-1788)] - ^ "Nieuw buurtspeelterrein in Elzestraat". RTV (in Dutch). 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Abdij van Rozendaal: infirmerie, poortgebouw met ommuring, wagenhuis en ijskelder". Flanders Heritage Agency (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 May 2025.