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Agnes Haegens

1703 – 1788

Belgian Cistercian Abbess

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Lived 1703 – 1788 (aged 84–85). Agnes Haegens was a Dutch nun.

Infobox religious biography name = Agnes Haegens image = caption = birth_date = 1703 In total she spent around 66 years of her life in religious life and 34 years in prelacy. She also had a monumental gatehouse (1777) and a coach house (1781) built on the Abbey grounds. Faced with the threat of the Abbey's dissolution under the edict of Emperor Joseph II, she was forced to establish a boarding school to ensure the Abbey's survival.1703

Haegens died on 21 May 1787. Her remains were interred in the Waelhem cemetery.

After her death, she was succeeded in 1789 by , the last abbess of Rozendaal before the Abbey was abolished by the French in 1797. In 2024, the hamlet , where Roosendael Abbey is located, founded a neighborhood playground that is named after her, the Agnes Haegenshof. The gatehouse she built is nowadays a Belgian heritage site.

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1703
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Who was Agnes Haegens?

Belgian Cistercian Abbess

When was Agnes Haegens born?

Agnes Haegens was born in 1703.

When did Agnes Haegens die?

Agnes Haegens died on 21 May 1788.

What was Agnes Haegens's occupation?

Agnes Haegens was a nun.

What nationality was Agnes Haegens?

Agnes Haegens was Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Agnes Haegens

· Wikidata: Q107559132

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