Learn about the Beguine Movement
Follow the links below to learn more about the historical Beguines, Beghards (the male counterparts), and the Beguine movement. Links open up a new window. The sites listed below are not affiliated with the American Beguine Community. If you have a Beguine page or know of one, please use our Contact Form to share the info.
Catholic Encyclopedia: Beguines and Beghards
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02389c.htm
The Beguines by Elizabeth Knuth
http://www.users.csbsju.edu/~eknuth/xpxx/beguines.html
Sisters Between by Abby Stoner
[The site to which Ms. Stoner’s article was posted is no longer up. I’ve taken an archival copy of her article and included it on our website.]
http://www.beguine.org/articles/Sisters_Between_AbbyStoner.pdf
Katrien Vander Straeten’s Beguine Page
http://www.cns.bu.edu/~satra/kaatvds/
Wikipedia entry on Beguine and Beghards
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beguines_and_Beghards