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Tongerlo is a village and deelgemeente (sub-municipality) of the municipality of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. The village is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-east of the city of Herentals. [2] Tongerlo is best known for Tongerlo Abbey founded in 1128 which became one of the most important abbeys of Belgium. [3] [4]
Three monks of Tongerlo became Catholic martyrs: Arnold Vessem and Hendrik Bosch in 1557, and Peter Janssens in 1572. In the seventeenth century Francis Wichmans of the abbey rallied local Catholics. Adrianus Stalpaerts (1563–1629) was the 41st (according to other sources the 36th) abbot of Tongerlo, from 1608 until his death.
Tongerlo Abbey contains a very old and fine copy of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper. It is also known as home of the Tongerlo Abbey beer, but this is no longer ...
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Cevo (Camunian: Séf) is an Italian comune in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, Lombardy, northern Italy. Neighbouring communes are Saviore dell'Adamello and Berzo Demo . It is located near Valle Camonica near the slopes of Adamello .
Het Volkske (English: The Small 'Het Volk'/The Small People) was the weekly children's supplement of the Flemish newspaper Het Volk. The supplement appeared every Wednesday as this was the day schools in Flanders closed at noon (as opposed to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays).
Er Cheng (Chinese: 程耳; born 17 August 1976) is a Chinese film director, scriptwriter, editor, and writer best known for his thriller films Lethal Hostage, The Wasted Times, and Hidden Blade. Early life and education
C-evo is an empire building game, dealing with the history of humans from antiquity into the future. [7] This includes aspects of exploration and expansion, war and diplomacy, cultivation and pollution, industry and agriculture, research and administration.