Bornem Abbey

Facade of the abbey
Cloister
Chapterhouse of the abbey
Portrait of Thomas Schoen (abbot 1901–1934) by Jean-Baptiste Anthony, 1934

Bornem Abbey is the only Cistercian abbey of Common Observance in the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. The current abbey is the successor of the former St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem, destroyed in the French Revolution. Both are built in honour of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.[1]

  1. ^ Jürgen Vanhoutte, Cisterciënzers - Abdij Sint-Bernardus, Bornem (1833-heden). In: ODIS. 11 March 2010; last modified 20 January 2017. Accessed 3 June 2017.