Affligem Abbey

Summary

Affligem Abbey is a benedictine abbey^[1]. It draws 105 Wikipedia views per month (benedictine_abbey category, ranking #17 of 56).^[2]

Key Facts

• Affligem Abbey's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].
• Affligem Abbey is located in Affligem^[4].
• Affligem Abbey is in the country of Belgium^[5].
• Affligem Abbey's instance of is recorded as benedictine abbey^[6].
• Affligem Abbey's architect is recorded as Paul Bellot^[7].
• Affligem Abbey's architect is recorded as Laurent-Benoît Dewez^[8].
• Affligem Abbey's architect is recorded as Alexander Kropholler^[9].
• Affligem Abbey's architect is recorded as Arthur Verhaegen^[10].
• Affligem Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Classicism^[11].
• Affligem Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Gothic Revival^[12].
• Affligem Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Neotraditional^[13].
• The location of Affligem Abbey was Hekelgem^[14].
• Affligem Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Affligem Abbey^[15].
• Affligem Abbey's archives at is recorded as Archiepiscopal Archive of Mechelen^[16].
• January 17, 1001 marks the founding of Affligem Abbey^[17].
• 1062 marks the founding of Affligem Abbey^[18].
• Affligem Abbey's religious order is recorded as Benedictines^[19].
• Affligem Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.924444, 'lon': 4.113889}^[20].
• Affligem Abbey's diocese is recorded as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels^[21].
• Affligem Abbey's official website is recorded as https://abdijaffligem.wordpress.com/^[22].
• Affligem Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as beschermd monument^[23].
• Affligem Abbey's category for people buried here is recorded as Q9534749^[24].
• Affligem Abbey's Christian liturgical rite is recorded as Roman Rite^[25].
• Affligem Abbey's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Pajottenland-Zennevallei^[26].
• Affligem Abbey's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Abdijstraat 6, 6A'}^[27].

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Founding

Recorded inception include January 17, 1001^[17] and 1062^[18].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Affligem Abbey include Affligem beer^[28], a beer brand^[29] and Affligem Brewery^[30], a brewery^[31], in Belgium^[32], founded in 1923^[33].

Why It Matters

Affligem Abbey draws 105 Wikipedia views per month (benedictine_abbey category, ranking #17 of 56).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include Affligem beer^[28], a beer brand^[29] and Affligem Brewery^[30], a brewery^[31], in Belgium^[32], founded in 1923^[33].