List of Christian religious houses in Belgium

This is a list, as yet incomplete, of Christian religious houses, both extant and dissolved, in Belgium, for both men and women. All listed so far are Roman Catholic.

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A

*Achel Abbey ("Sint-Benedictusabdij van Achel", "de Achelse Kluis" or "Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-van-La-Trappe-van-de-Heilige-Benedictus") (extant), part in Hamont-Achel, Limburg, Belgium, and part in Valkenswaard, the Netherlands: Trappist monks [http://www.achelsekluis.org/general/home.htm]
*Affligem (Flemish Brabant):
**Affligem Abbey ("Abdij van Affligem") (extant) at Hekelgem: Benedictine monks
**Saints Mary and Wivina's Abbey, Affligem (extant) ("Abdij Maria Mediatrix en Sant Wivina"): Benedictine nuns
*Aldeneik Abbey ("Abdij van Aldeneik") at Aldeneik, Maaseik, Limburg: Benedictine nuns, later canons regular
*Amay, former commune of Jehay (Liège):
**Amay Abbey ("Abbaye de la Paix-Dieu d'Amay") (dissolved): Cistercian nuns [1244-1797]
**Amay Priory ("Prieuré d'Amay"), founded in the former premises of Amay Abbey above, and later moved to form Chevetogne Abbey: Benedictine monks [the premises now accommodate the "Centre de perfectionnement aux métiers du patrimoine" and the "Maison du tourisme Hesbaye et Meuse" [http://www.institutdupatrimoine.be/code/fr/cent_hist.asp] ]
*Antwerp:
**St. Saviour's Abbey, Antwerp ("Abdij SintSalvator Antwerpen"): Cistercian monks
**Antwerp Charterhouse: Carthusians
*Argenton Abbey ("Abbaye d'Argenton") at Lonzée, Gembloux (Namur): Cistercian nuns
*"Assebroek, see Steenbrugge"
*Ath Abbey ("Abbaye Notre-Dame du Refuge d'Ath") at Ath (Hainaut): Cistercian nuns
*Aubechies Abbey ("Abbaye de la Sainte-Trinité et de Saint-Géry d'Aubechies") at Aubechies (Hainaut): Benedictine monks
*Aulne Abbey ("Abbaye d'Aulne") at Gozée (Hainaut): Benedictine monks, then secular clergy, then Augustinian canons, then Cistercian monks
*Averbode Abbey ("Abdij van Averbode") (extant) at Averbode, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem (Flemish Brabant): Premonstratensians
*Aywiers Abbey ("Abbaye d'Aywiers") at Aywiers, Couture-Saint-Germain, Lasnes (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian nuns

B

*Baudelo Abbey ("Abdij van Baudelo" or "Baudeloo") at Sinaai-Waas (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns
*Beaupré Abbey ("Abdij van Beaupré") at Grimminge (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns
*Beaurepart Abbey ("Abbaye du Beaurepart") in Liège: Premonstratensians
*Ter Beeck Abbey ("Abdij Ter Beeck") at Halle-Boyenhoven : Cistercian nuns
*Béguinages ("Begijnhofen") at:
**Antwerp, Bruges, Dendermonde, Diest, Ghent [3: Old Saint Elisabeth, New Saint Elisabeth in Sint-Amandsberg and Our Lady Ter Hooyen] , Hoogstraten, Lier, Leuven [2: Large and Small] , Mechelen [2: Large and Small] , Kortrijk, Sint-Truiden, Turnhout and Tongeren
*"Bethlehem Abbey, see Bonheiden"
*Bijloke Abbey, also Byloque Abbey ("Abdij van der Bijloke" or "Abbaye de la Byloque") at Ghent (East Flanders): Cistercian monks
*Boneffe Abbey ("Abbaye de Boneffe") at Éghezée (Namur): Cistercian nuns, then Cistercian monks [1461- ]
*Bonheiden Abbey or Bethlehem Abbey, Bonheiden (extant) at Bonheiden (Antwerp): Benedictine nuns
*Bonne-Espérance Abbey ("Abbaye de Bonne-Espérance" ["Good Hope Abbey"] ) at Vellereille-les-Brayeux, Estinnes (Hainaut): Premonstratensians
*"Bornem, see St. Bernard's Abbey, Bornem"
*Braschaat Abbey ("Abdij SintMichiel Braschaat") (dissolved) at Braschaat (Antwerp): Premonstratensians
*Brecht Abbey or Abbey of Our Lady of Nazareth, Brecht ("Abdij van Onze Vrouwe van Nazareth") (refoundation of the earlier house at Lier) at Brecht (Antwerp): Trappist nuns
*Brialmont Abbey ("Abbaye Notre-Dame de Brialmont") (extant), in the former Château de Brialmont, Tilff (Liège): Trappist nuns [http://www.brialmont.be]
*Brogne Abbey ("Abbaye de Saint-Gérard-de-Brogne") at Saint-Gérard, Mettet (Namur): Benedictine monks [919-?]
*"Bruges, see St. Andrew's Abbey, Bruges, and St. Godelieve's Abbey, Bruges"
*Brussels:
**English Ladies, Brussels ("Abbaye des Dames anglaises de Bruxelles"): English Benedictine nuns in exile

C

*La Cambre Abbey ("Abbaye de la Cambre" or "Abdij Ter Kameren") at Ixelles, Brussels: Cistercian nuns
*Cambron Abbey ("Abbaye de Cambron-Casteau") at Brugelette (Hainaut): Cistercian monks [1148-?]
*Celles Abbey ("Abbaye Saint-Hadelin de Celles-sur-Lesse") at Celles, Houyet (Namur): either Benedictine monks, or a men's collegiate foundation
*Chercq Charterhouse ("Chartreuse de Chercq") (dissolved) at Chercq near Tournai (Hainaut): Carthusians
*Chevetogne Abbey ("Abbaye de Chevetogne") at Ciney (Namur): Benedictine monks of both Latin and Byzantine rites [http://www.monasterechevetogne.com]
*Chimay (Hainaut):
**St. Monegonde's Abbey, Chimay ("Abbaye Sainte-Monégonde de Chimay") (dissolved): Benedictine monks
**Sts. Peter and Paul's Abbey, Chimay: men's collegiate foundation
**Our Lady of Peace Abbey, Chimay ("Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Paix de Chimay"): Cistercian nuns, from 1919
**"see also Scourmont Abbey"
*Clairefontaine Abbey ("Abbaye de Clairefontaine") near Arlon (Luxembourg): Trappist nuns
*Cornillon Abbey ("Abbaye du Mont-Cornillon") in Liège: Premonstratensian double house
*"Cortenberg, see Kortenberg

D

*Dendermonde Abbey or Saints Peter and Paul's Abbey, Dendermonde ("Sint Pieters-en-Paulusabdij, Dendermonde") at Dendermonde (East Flanders): Benedictine monks
*Dielegem Abbey ("Abdij van Dielegem") at Dielegem in Jette (Brussels): Augustinian Canons 1095-1140, thereafter Premonstratensians
*Dikkelvenne Abbey ("Abdij van Dikkelvenne"), moved to Geraardsbergen in 1081, at Dikkelvenne, Gavere (East Flanders): Benedictine monks
*Ter Doest Abbey ("Abdij Ter Doest") at Lissewege, Bruges (West Flanders): Cistercian monks
*Doornzele Abbey ("Abdij van Doornzele") at Evergem (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns
*Ten Duinen Abbey ("Abdij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Ten Duinen" or "Abdij Ten Duinen"; "Abbaye des Dunes") at Koksijde (West Flanders): Cistercian monks

E

*Ename Abbey ("Sint-Salvatorabdij") at Ename, Oudenaarde (East Flanders): Benedictine monks
*Enghien Charterhouse ("Chartreuse d'Enghien") at Enghien (Hainaut): Carthusian monks
*Épinlieu Abbey ("Abbaye d'Épinlieu") at Mons (Hainaut): Cistercian nuns
*Ermeton Abbey ("Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ermeton-sur-Biert") at Ermeton-sur-Biert (Namur): Benedictine nuns [http://www.ermeton.be] [there are ruins nearby of a earlier monastery, of which nothing is known]

F

*Floreffe Abbey ("Abbaye de Floreffe") at Floreffe (Namur): Premonstratensians
*Florennes Abbey ("Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Florennes") at Florennes (Namur): Benedictine monks [1010-1796]
*Florival Abbey ("Abbaye de Florival") at Archennes (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian nuns
*Forest Abbey ("Abbaye Notre-Dame de Forest-lez-Bruxelles") at Forest-lez-Bruxelles (Brussels): Benedictine nuns

G

*Gembloux Abbey ("Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Exupère de Gembloux") at Gembloux (Namur): Benedictine monks
*Geraardsbergen Abbey ("Abdij van Geraardsbergen"), previously at Dikkelvenne, at Geraardsbergen (East Flanders): Benedictine monks [dedicated at first to Saint Peter, after 1175 to Saint Adrian]
*Ghent, East Flanders:
**St. Bavo's Abbey, Ghent ("Abdij-Sint-Baw van Gent"): Benedictine monks
**English Ladies ("Abbaye des Dames anglaises"), Ghent: English Benedictine nuns in exile
**"Abbaye Saint-Pierre-du-Mont-Blandin", Ghent: Benedictine monks
**"Abbaye Notre-Dame du Rijke Gasthuis" , Ghent: Benedictine nuns
*Ghislenghien Abbey ("Abbaye du Val des Vierges de Ghislenghien") at Ghislenghien (Hainaut): Benedictine nuns
*Gistel Abbey ("Abbaye Sainte-Godelieve de Gistel" or "Abdij Ten Putte") (extant) at Gistel (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
*Grand-Bigard Abbey ("Abbaye Sainte-Wivine du Grand-Bigard") at Grand-Bigard, Dilbeek: Benedictine nuns
*Grandpré Abbey ("Abbaye de Grandpré") at Gesves (Namur): Cistercian monks
*Grimbergen Abbey ("Abdij van Grimbergen") at Grimbergen (Flemish Brabant): Premonstratensians
*Groeninge Abbey ("Abdij van Groeninge") at Kortrijk (West Flanders): Cistercian nuns

H

*Haaltert Abbey ("Abbaye Saint-Géry de Haaltert" ) at Haaltert (East Flanders): Benedictine monks
*Hastière Abbey ("Abbaye d'Hastière") at Hastière (Namur): Benedictine monks
*Hemelsdaele Abbey ("Abdij van Hemelsdaele") at Hemelsdaele, Bruges (West Flanders): Cistercian nuns
*"Hemiksem, see St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem"
*Hérinnes Charterhouse ("Chartreuse de la Chapelle à Hérinnes") at Hérinnes (Flemish Brabant): Carthusian monks
*Herkenrode Abbey ("Abdij van Herkenrode") at Herkenrode, Hasselt (formerly Kuringen) (Limburg): Cistercian nuns
*Heylissem Abbey ("Abdij van Heylissem") at Hélécine (Walloon Brabant): Premonstratensians
*Hocht Abbey ("Abdij van Hocht") at Lanaken (Limburg): Cistercian monks, then Cistercian nuns
*

J

*Le Jardinet Abbey ("Abbaye du Jardinet") at Walcourt (Namur): Cistercian nuns to 1430, then Cistercian monks

K

*Keizersberg Abbey, also Mont César Abbey ("Abdij van Keizersberg", "Abdij Regina Coeli", "Abbaye du Mont César") in Leuven: Benedictine monks [founded as a Francophone house, Mont César Abbey; became Flemish-speaking with its name in the Dutch form Keizersberg in 1968 in connection with language reforms in the University of Leuven, formerly University of Louvain]
*Klaarland Priory or Priory of Our Lady of Klaarland ("Priorij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Klaarland") at Lozen, Bocholt (Limburg): Trappist nuns
*Kortenberg Abbey ("Abdij van Kortenberg") at Kortenberg (Flemish Brabant): Benedictine nuns [1095-1798; 1933-, used as a retreat centre etc by various Roman Catholic orders]

L

*Leffe Abbey ("Abbaye Notre-Dame de Leffe") (extant) at Leffe, Dinant (Namur): Premonstratensians
*Liège:
**Peace of Our Lady Abbey, Liège ("Abbaye de la Paix-Notre-Dame de Liège"): Benedictine nuns
**St. James' Abbey, Liège ("Abbaye Saint-Jacques de Liège"): Benedictine monks
**St. Laurence's Abbey, Liège ("Abbaye Saint-Laurent de Liège"): Benedictine monks
*Lier Abbey or Abbey of Our Lady of Nazareth, Lier ("Abdij van Onze Vrouwe van Nazareth") (later refounded at Brecht: see Brecht Abbey) at Lier (Antwerp): Trappist nuns
*"Lier, see Hemiksem"
*"Lieu-Saint-Bernard Abbey, otherwise Abbaye Saint-Bernard-sur-l'Escaut: see St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem"
*Lobbes Abbey ("Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Lobbes") (dissolved) at Lobbes, Hainaut: Benedictine monks [654-1796]
*Leuven (Flemish Brabant):
**Groot Begijnhof, Leuven
**St. Gertrude's Abbey, Leuven: Augustinian Canonesses
**St. Monica's, Leuven: Augustinian Canonesses
**St. Michael's College, Leuven: Jesuits
*"Louvain-la-Neuve, see St. Gertrude's Abbey"

M

*Maagdendale Abbey ("Abdij van Maagdendale") at Oudenaarde (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns
*Maegdendael Abbey ("Abdij van Maegdendael") at Oplinter (Flemish Brabant): Cistercian nuns
*Malmedy Abbey ("Abbaye de Malmedy") at Malmedy (Liège) [administered together with Stavelot Abbey as the Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy] : Benedictine monks
*Malonne Abbey ("Abbaye Notre-Dame de Malonne") (dissolved) at Malonne (Namur): Benedictine monks [685-? ]
*Marche-les-Dames Abbey ("Abbaye de Marche-les-Dames" or "Abbaye de Notre-Dame du Vivier") at Marche-les-Dames (Namur): women's community of no known order until c. 1235, then Cistercian nuns to 1856; Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul to 1880, Ursulines to 1914, Carmelite sisters to 1973; non-religious boarding school to 1980; the Little Sisters of Bethlehem to 2000; now occupied by the lay community Madonna House [http://users.belgacom.net/marche-les-dames/hist/5.htm] [http://www.madonnahouse.org/field/marche-les-dames.html]
*Maredret Abbey ("Abbaye de Maredret") (extant) at Anhée (Namur): Benedictine nuns [http://www.maredret.be/abbayedemaredret/contenu.htm]
*Maredsous Abbey ("Abbaye de Maredsous") (extant) at Denée (Namur): Benedictine monks [http://www.maredsous.be]
*Menin Abbey ("Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix de Menin" or "Abbaye des Saints-Anges") at Menen (Menin) (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
*Merkem Abbey ("Abbaye Saint-Pierre-et-Notre-Dame de Merkem") at Merkem (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
*Mesen Abbey or Messines Abbey ("Abbaye Notre-Dame de Messines" ) at Mesen (Messines) (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
*Mons Abbey ("Abbaye de la Paix-Notre-Dame de Mons") at Mons (Hainaut): Benedictine nuns
*Mont César Abbey ("Abbaye du Mont César"), see Keizersberg Abbey
*"Mont Cornillon, see Cornillon Abbey"
*Mont-d'Or Abbey ("Abbaye du Mont-d'Or") at Wevelgem (West Flanders): Cistercian nuns
*Moorsel Abbey ("Abbaye de Moorsel") at Moorsel, Alost (East Flanders): Benedictine nuns
*Moulins-Warnant Abbey ("Abbaye de Moulins-Warnant") at Anhée (Namur): community of women (no known rule), then Cistercian nuns 1233-1414, then Cistercian monks
*Munsterbilzen Abbey ("Abbaye Saint-Amour de Munsterbilzen") at Munsterbilzen, Bilzen (Limburg): Benedictine nuns

N

*Namur Abbey ("Abbaye de la Paix-Notre-Dame de Namur") at Namur: Cistercians
*"Nazareth, Our Lady of, see Brecht and Lier"
*Nivelles Abbey ("Abbaye Sainte-Gertrude de Nivelles") at Nivelles (Walloon Brabant): women's collegiate foundation
*Nizelles Abbey ("Abbaye de Nizelles") at Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian monks [http://www.abbayedenizelles.be]
*Nouveau-Bois Abbey ("Abbaye du Nouveau-Bois") at Ghent (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns

O

*"Abbaye de l'Olive" at Morlanwelz (Hainaut): Cistercian nuns
*Oost-Eecloo Abbey ("Abdij van Oost-Eekloo") at Eeklo (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns
*Orienten Abbey ("Abbaye d'Orienten") at Rummen (Flemish Brabant): Cistercian nuns
*Orval Abbey ("Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Orval") (extant) at Villers-devant-Orval, Florenville (Luxembourg): Benedictine monks, then Canons Regular, then Cistercian monks, then Trappist monks [http://www.orval.be]
*Oudenaarde Abbey ("Abdji van Oudenaarde") at Oudenaarde (East Flanders): Benedictine monks
*Oudenbourg Abbey ("Abbaye Saint-Pierre d'Oudenbourg") at Oudenbourg : Benedictine monks

P

*Park Abbey ("Abdij van 't Park") at Heverlee, Leuven (Flemish Brabant): Premonstratensians
*Parc-les-Dames Abbey ("Abbaye de Parc-les-Dames") at Wesemael : Cistercian nuns
*Postel Abbey ("Abdij van Postel") (extant) at Postel, Mol (Antwerp): Premonstratensians
*"Ten Putte Abbey, see Gistel"

Q

*Quévy Abbey ("Abbaye de Quévy") at Quévy (Hainaut): Benedictine monks

R

*La Ramée Abbey ("Abbaye de la Ramée") (extant) at Jauchelette, Jodoigne (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian nuns [http://www.ramee.be/default.aspx]
*Renaix Abbey ("Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Renaix" ) at Renaix / Ronse (East Flanders): Benedictine monks
*Robermont Abbey ("Abbaye de Robermont") at Robermont (Liège): Cistercian nuns
*Rochefort Abbey or St. Rémy's Abbey, Rochefort ("Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy") (extant) at Rochefort (Namur): Cistercian nuns to 1464, then Cistercian monks, then Trappist monks [http://www.trappistes-rochefort.com]
*Roeulx Abbey ("Abbaye Saint-Feuillien du Roeulx") at Le Roeulx (Hainaut): Premonstratensians
*Ten Roosen Abbey ("Abdij Ten Roosen") at Aalst (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns
*Roosendael Abbey ("Abdij van Roosendael") at Sint-Katelijne-Waver (Antwerp): Cistercian nuns
*Rothem Abbey ("Abdij van Rothem") at Haelen (Limburg): Cistercian nuns

*St. Andrew's Abbey, Bruges ("Abdij SintAndries Brugge") at Zevenkerken, Bruges (West Flanders): Benedictine monks [http://www.sint-andriesabdij.org]
*St. Bernard's Abbey, Bornem (extant), formerly Bornem Abbey ("Sint-Bernardusabdij, Bornem" or "Abdij van Bornem") at Bornem (Antwerp): Cistercian monks [first community of Dominican friars, 1603 to 1797; premises acquired 1836 by the community of St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem, who resettled here]
*St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem, also St. Bernard's Abbey on the Scheldt ("Sint Bernaerdts op Scheldt" or "Sint Bernardusabdij") at Hemiksem (Antwerp) (moved to St. Bernard's Abbey, Bornem, in 1836): Cistercian monks [fdd 1243 at Lier, moved to Hemiksem 1246]
*Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie Abbey ("Abbaye de Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie") at Saint-Denis, Mons (Hainaut): Benedictine monks
*St. Gertrude's Abbey ("Abbaye Sainte-Gertrude de Louvain-la-Neuve") at Louvain-la-Neuve: Benedictine nuns [closed 2006; nuns moved to Ermeton]
**"see also St. Gertrude's Abbey, Leuven"
*Saint-Ghislain Abbey ("Abbaye de Saint-Ghislain" or "Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul de la Celle") at Saint-Ghislain (Hainaut): Benedictines
*St. Godelieve's Abbey, Bruges ("St. Godelieveabdij, Brugge") (extant) in Bruges (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
*Saint-Hubert Abbey ("Abbaye Saint Pierre-Saint-Paul de Saint-Hubert") at Saint-Hubert (Luxembourg): Benedictine monks [810-1610]
*"Saint-Rémy Abbey, see Rochefort"
*"St. Sixtus' Abbey, Westvleteren, see Westvleteren"
*Sint-Truiden (Limburg):
**St. Trudo's Abbey ("Abdij van Sint-Truiden"): Benedictine monks
**St. Catherine's Abbey, Sint-Truiden ("Abdij Sint Katrin van Sint-Truiden"): Benedictine nuns
**"Zeppern Charterhouse, see Zepperen"

*Salzinnes Abbey ("Abbaye de Salzinnes") at Salzinnes (Namur): Cistercian nuns
*Saulchoir Abbey ("Abbaye du Saulchoir") at Kain in Tournai (Hainaut): Cistercian nuns
*Scheut Charterhouse ("Kartuizerkloster Scheut") at Anderlecht (Brussels): Carthusian monks
*Scourmont Abbey ("Abbaye Notre-Dame de Scourmont") (extant) at Forges, Chimay (Hainaut): Trappist monks [http://www.scourmont.be]
*Soleilmont Abbey ("Abbaye Notre-Dame de Soleilmont") (extant) at Gilly (Hainaut): Trappist nuns
*Solières Abbey ("Abbaye de Solières") at Ben-Ahin (Liège): Cistercian nuns
*Spermaillie Abbey ("Abbaye de Spermaillie") at Bruges: Cistercian nuns
*Stavelot Abbey ("Abbaye de Stavelot") at Stavelot (Liège) [together with Malmedy Abbey formed the Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy] ] : Benedictine monks [http://www.abbayedestavelot.be]
*Steenbrugge Abbey or St. Peter's Abbey, Steenbrugge ("St-Pietersabdij Steenbrugge") (extant) in Assebroek, Bruges (West Flanders): Benedictine monks

T

*Tongerlo Abbey ("Abdij van Tongerlo") (extant) at Tongerlo, Westerlo (Antwerp): Premonstratensians
*Tongeren Abbey ("Abdij van Tongeren") at Tongeren (Limburg): Benedictine monks
*Tournai Abbey ("Abbaye Saint-Martin de Tournai") at Tournai (Hainaut): Benedictine monks

V

*Val-Benoît Abbey ("Abbaye de Val-Benoît") at Liège : Cistercian nuns
*Val-du-Ciel Abbey ("Abbaye de Val-du-Ciel" ) at Ophoven (Limburg): Cistercian nuns
*Val-Dieu Abbey ("Abbaye de Val-Dieu" or "Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val-Dieu"; "Abdij van Godsdal") at Aubel (Liège): Cistercian monks [http://www.evolutionbuilder.com/val-dieu]
*Val-Notre-Dame Abbey ("Abbaye de Val-Notre-Dame") at Antheit (Liège): Cistercian nuns
*Val-Saint-Bernard Abbey ("Abbaye du Val-Saint-Bernard") at Diest (Flemish Brabant): Cistercian nuns
*Val-Saint-Lambert Abbey ("Abbaye de Val-Saint-Lambert") : Cistercian monks
*"Abbaye du Val-Saint-Georges, Cistercians: see Salzinnes"
*"Val des Vierges, see Ghislenghien Abbey"
*Valduc Abbey ("Abbaye de Valduc") at Hamme-Mille, Beauvechain (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian nuns
*"Vellereille-les-Brayeux, see Bonne-Esperance Abbey"
*La Vignette Abbey ("Abbaye de la Vignette") at Leuven: Cistercian nuns
*Villers-la-Ville Abbey ("Abbaye de Villers-la-Ville") at Villers-la-Ville (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian monks [1146-1796]
*Vivegnis Abbey ("Abbaye de Vivegnis") at Liège: Cistercian nuns
*"Vivier, Abbaye Notre-Dame du, see Marche-les-Dames Abbey"
*Vlierbeek Abbey ("Abbaye de Vlierbeek") at Kessel-Lo, Leuven (Flemish Brabant): Benedictine monks

W

*Waulsort Abbey ("Abbaye Notre-Dame de Waulsort") at Waulsort, Hastière (Namur): Benedictine monks
*Wauthier-Braine Abbey ("Abbaye de Wauthier-Braine") at Wauthier-Braine (Walloon Brabant): Cistercian nuns
*Wavreumont Abbey ("Abbaye Saint Remacle de Wavreumont") at Wavreumont (Liège): Benedictine monks [revival of the former community at Stavelot]
*Westmalle Abbey ("Abdij van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Heilig Hart van Westmalle") at Malle (Antwerp): Trappist monks [http://www.trappistwestmalle.be/fr/page/home.aspx]
*Westvleteren Abbey or St. Sixtus' Abbey, Westvleteren ("Sint-Sixtus-Abdij") (extant) at Westvleteren (West Flanders): Trappist monks [http://www.sintsixtus.be/fr/index2.html]

Y

*Ypres (West Flanders):
**Irish Ladies ("Abbaye des Dames irlandaises d'Ypres"): Irish Benedictine nuns in exile
**St. John au Mont Abbey ("Abbaye Saint-Jean-au-Mont d'Ypres"): Benedictine monks

Z

*Zelem Charterhouse at Zelem near Halen (Limburg): Carthusians [1329-1796]
*Zepperen Charterhouse (dissolved) at Zepperen, Sint-Truiden (Limburg): Carthusians
*"Zevenkerken, see St. Andrew's Abbey, Bruges"
*Zonnebeke Abbey ("Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Zonnebeke") at Zonnebeke, Ypres (West Flanders): Benedictine nuns
*Zwijveke Abbey ("Abdij van Zwijveke") at Zwijveke, Dendermonde (East Flanders): Cistercian nuns

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References

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