Beghards — ♦ Since the twelfth century, a name for pious women who lived in small voluntary groups for religious purposes, but did not take religious vows. They were free to own property, to leave the group and to marry. Beghards were men who lived the same … Medieval glossary
BEGHARDS — a religious order that arose in Belgium in the 13th century, connected with the Beguins, a mystic and socialistic sect … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Beguines and Beghards — Beghards and Beguines were Roman Catholic lay religious communities active in the 13th and 14th century, living in a loose semi monastic community but without formal vows. They were influenced by Albigensian teachings and by the Brethren of the… … Wikipedia
Beguines, Beghards — Beguines & Beghards † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Beguines & Beghards The etymology of the names Beghard and Beguine can only be conjectured. Most likely they are derived from the old Flemish word beghen, in the sense of to pray , not to… … Catholic encyclopedia
Beguines & Beghards — • As early as the commencement of the twelfth century there were women in the Netherlands who lived alone, and without taking vows devoted themselves to prayer and good works Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Brethren of the Free Spirit — The Brothers, or Brethren of the Free Spirit (Brüder und Schwestern des Freien Geistes), was a lay Christian movement which flourished in northern Europe in the 13th and 14th Centuries. Antinomian and individualist in outlook, it came into… … Wikipedia
bégard — ● bégard nom masculin (peut être moyen néerlandais beggaert) Membre de sociétés qui se formèrent au XIIIe s., sans contrôle hiérarchique, pour promouvoir un renouveau spirituel, et qui tombèrent rapidement dans l hétérodoxie. ⇒BÉGARD, subst. masc … Encyclopédie Universelle
Franciscan — Ordum Fratrum Minorum Order of Friars Minor … Wikipedia
Adamites — The Adamites, or Adamians, were adherents of an early Christian sect (considered heretical by the orthodox church) that flourished in North Africa in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th centuries, but knew later revivals.Ancient AdamitesThe obscure sect, dating … Wikipedia
Marguerite Porete — Died 1 June 1310(1310 06 01) Paris, France Occupation Beguine Marguerite Porete (died 1310) was a French mystic and the author of The Mirror of Simple Souls, a work of Christian spirituality dealing with the workings of Divine Love. She was … Wikipedia
