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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 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]
On April 22, 1644, most of the town of Cevo was burned down by a fire started by lightning. On July 3, 1944, most of the houses in the town were either damaged, destroyed, or looted by the combined Wehrmacht and Italian Fascist forces, in retaliation for activities by the partisans. Six people were killed and two-thirds of the 1,200 residents ...
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In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. [2] ... It is also known as home of the Tongerlo Abbey beer, but this is no longer brewed at the abbey. Gallery
UTC+2 : Čevo (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Чево), historically also known as Kčevo (Кчево), is a village in the municipality of Cetinje, Montenegro. History
2LO is briefly mentioned in the 1928, Lord Peter Wimsey, detective short-story The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question by Dorothy L. Sayers. [7]2LO is also mentioned in Chapter 32 of Anthony Burgess’s “Earthly Powers” 1980 as part of a fictional episode involving the narrator’s brother Tom Toomey.
The Rue de la Loi (French, pronounced [ʁy d(ə) la lwa]) or Wetstraat (Dutch, pronounced [ˈʋɛtstraːt]), meaning "Law Street", is a major street running through central and eastern Brussels, Belgium, which is famous due to the presence of several notable Belgian and European Union (EU) governmental buildings.