Carmel in Antwerp On November 6, 1612, Mother Anna of Saint Bartholomew, a close collaborator and confidante of Teresa van Avila, took up residence in a house in the Saint... More info
...1239 the first abbess was appointed. From the Community of Noble Benedictine (Dames van Vorst) consisted of noble and/or wealthy nuns who transferred their personal property upon entering the monastery,... More info
...Kathelijne van der Straeten as abbess. In 1578, during the Dutch Revolt, the women fled to Dendermonde and later to Brussels. They did not return until 1598 to begin a... More info
The Jesuits in Mechelen 1611: opening second novitiate in Mechelen 1613: purchase house Van Wachtendonck 1615: opening gymnasium 1623-1629: tertiate from Lier to Mechelen 1624: plans divorce novitiate and college... More info
Naval battle at Plymouth during the First Anglo-Dutch War General-at-sea George Ayscue of the Commonwealth of England of a fleet of 40 ships and 5 fireboats against a fleet from... More info