Name: Mechelen-Leliendaal/Liliendaal
Circary at the Time: Brabantia
Years of Activity: >1233 - 1783
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Monasticon
Praemonstratense (I, 62)
Approximate modern location: North-northeast of
Brussels.
Elm-Number [See below]: none (see below)
Other Comments: Parthenon, with the first sisters coming
from Gempe. Under the administration of Prémontré. Founded
originally in Hombeek near Mechelen, later moved to Mechelen itself. Burned
in 1580 by protestants, the nuns moved to Mechelen. Suppressed in
1783. The church along with a few other buildings have been converted
into a private residence.
