Abbaye de Villers

Abbaye de Villers (or Villers-la-Ville) south of Brussels, Domus beatae Mariae; cistercian monastery near Brussel.

Manuscripts

* B-Br II 1658, small office book, 13th century, with offices for Arnulphus Villariensis and Maria of Oignies
* B-Br 6436, antiphoner summer part, 13th-14th century
* B-Br 4030 (cat.nr 409), ceremoniale, 14th-15th century

Literature

* Monasticon Belge IV/2, pp. 341-405
* E. De Moreau: L'Abbaye de Villers-en-Brabant aux XIIe et XIIIe siècle. Étude d'histoire religieuse et économique (Brussel 1909)
On the saints connected to the abbey: B-Br 6410-16: Gesta sanctorum Villariensium.

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Last change: Tue 01 January 2002