Ten Putte Abbey
Ten Putte Abbey is a monastery with an abbey in Gistel, roughly 8 km to the south of Ostend, in the western part of Belgium. It was built to mark the spot where, in 1070, Saint Godelina was murdered by strangulation and then thrown into a pond.
- Roman Catholic monastery
- …is also known as “Godelieveabdij”
- Description: abbey in Gistel, Belgium
- Email: info@moedervanvrede.be
Nearby Churches
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk is a church.
1½ km south of Ten Putte Abbey
Sint-Corneliuskerk
Sint-Corneliuskerk is a church.
3 km north of Ten Putte Abbey
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Tenhemelopnemingskerk
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Tenhemelopnemingskerk is a church.
3 km east of Ten Putte Abbey
Villages in the Area
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Zande
Zande is a town in Koekelare, West Flanders, Belgium.
3½ km south of Ten Putte Abbey
Moere
Moere is a small village located within the municipality of Gistel in West Flanders, Belgium.
4 km southeast of Ten Putte Abbey
Ten Putte Abbey
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Latitude
51.14973° or 51° 8′ 59″ north
Longitude
2.92702° or 2° 55′ 37″ east
Open location code
9F344WXG+VR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = monastery
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = yes
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = roman_catholic
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Ten Putte Abbey” goes by many names.
Abdij Ten PutteDutch
Sint-GodelieveabdijDutch
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