Abdij Ten Duinen | |
Monastery information | |
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Order | Cistercians |
Established | 1107 |
Disestablished | 1796 |
Diocese | Thérouanne (to 1559); Ypres (from 1559); Bruges (from 1627) |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Bruges seminary |
Heritage designation | listed built heritage |
Designated date | 2009 |
Groundbreaking | 1627 |
Completion date | 1788 |
Site | |
Coordinates | 51°06′35″N 2°37′55″E / 51.1096°N 2.6319°E |
Ten Duinen Abbey or the Abbey of the Dunes (Dutch: Abdij Ten Duinen) was a Cistercian monastery at Koksijde in what is now Belgium. It was one of the richest and most influential religious institutions in the medieval County of Flanders. It later relocated from Koksijde to the city of Bruges.