Dieleghem
Title
Dieleghem
Also Known As
Didligem, Diedelenchem, Dielighem, Dileghem, Dilighem, Dyeleghem, Gethe, Jectense, Jetta, Jette, Jetthe
Dates
Founded 1095; Premonstratensian from 1140; dissolved 1796
Dedication
Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Initially founded in the 11th century as an Augustinian community, in 1140 Dieleghem joined the Premonstratensian Order. It was an important regional monastery, with its abbots sitting in the States of Brabant from the 1530.
The community was dissolved in 1796. The site now houses a museum.
The community was dissolved in 1796. The site now houses a museum.
Heads of Community
Abbots
Wattelmus, 1140-1141
Theodoricus I, 1141-1144
Walterus I, 1144-1150
Henricus I, 1150-ca. 1160
Hildebrandus, 1161-ca. 1185
Theodoricus II, 1185/86-bef. 1194
Henricus II, 1194-1204
Siger, 1204-1217
Egericus, 1217-1218
Wennemarus, 1218-1219
Emilius, 1219-1220
Henricus III, 1220-1226
Gerardus I, 1226-1230
Daniel, 1230-1242
Henricus IV?, 1242-1243?
Walter van Rosebeke, 1247-1251/56
Godescalcus, 1257-1274
Onulphus, 1274-1275
Aegidius, 1275-1284
Henricus V, 1284-1300
Gerardus van Hontsen, 1300-1308
Petrus I, 1308
Eustachius, 1308-1310
Joannes I de Craene, 1310-1330
Joannes II Cruppelant, 1330-1338
Theodoricus III, 1338-1345
Joannes III van Asche, 1345-1377
Nicolaus de Leeuw, 1377-1384
Joannes IV van Middelburg, 1384-1400
Giselbertus de Wolf, 1400-1424
Joannes V Jacobs, 1424-1440
Wilhelmus Croes, 1440-1457
Joannes VI van der Eycken, 1457-1462
Joannes VII van Lennick, 1462-1469
Rolandus I Piquot, 1470-1501
Rolandus II Sanders, 1501-1505
Petrus II van den Zype, 1506-1512
Cornelius van der Goes, 1512-1536
Joannes VIII van Tugelen, 1537-1538
Joannes IX van den Putte, 1538-1540
Arnoldus Mahieu, 1540-1574
Wattelmus, 1140-1141
Theodoricus I, 1141-1144
Walterus I, 1144-1150
Henricus I, 1150-ca. 1160
Hildebrandus, 1161-ca. 1185
Theodoricus II, 1185/86-bef. 1194
Henricus II, 1194-1204
Siger, 1204-1217
Egericus, 1217-1218
Wennemarus, 1218-1219
Emilius, 1219-1220
Henricus III, 1220-1226
Gerardus I, 1226-1230
Daniel, 1230-1242
Henricus IV?, 1242-1243?
Walter van Rosebeke, 1247-1251/56
Godescalcus, 1257-1274
Onulphus, 1274-1275
Aegidius, 1275-1284
Henricus V, 1284-1300
Gerardus van Hontsen, 1300-1308
Petrus I, 1308
Eustachius, 1308-1310
Joannes I de Craene, 1310-1330
Joannes II Cruppelant, 1330-1338
Theodoricus III, 1338-1345
Joannes III van Asche, 1345-1377
Nicolaus de Leeuw, 1377-1384
Joannes IV van Middelburg, 1384-1400
Giselbertus de Wolf, 1400-1424
Joannes V Jacobs, 1424-1440
Wilhelmus Croes, 1440-1457
Joannes VI van der Eycken, 1457-1462
Joannes VII van Lennick, 1462-1469
Rolandus I Piquot, 1470-1501
Rolandus II Sanders, 1501-1505
Petrus II van den Zype, 1506-1512
Cornelius van der Goes, 1512-1536
Joannes VIII van Tugelen, 1537-1538
Joannes IX van den Putte, 1538-1540
Arnoldus Mahieu, 1540-1574
Status
Abbey
Archival Sources
Brussels, KBR
MS 3956-60. (14th/15th c.; statutes)
MS 4122. (14th c.; rental)
Brussels, Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique
329. ("Triptych of Dieleghem Abbey", ca. 1510-ca.1529)
MS 3956-60. (14th/15th c.; statutes)
MS 4122. (14th c.; rental)
Brussels, Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique
329. ("Triptych of Dieleghem Abbey", ca. 1510-ca.1529)
Reference
Bibliography
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De Meulemeester, Maurice. “De abdij Dielgem en de gemeente Jette.” Eigen Schoon en de Brabander 15 (1935): 225–34.
Despy, Georges. “Chapitres séculiers et réguliers en Brabant. Les débuts de l’abbaye de Dilighem à Jette.” Cahiers bruxellois 8, no. 3/4 (1963): 235–63. https://archives.bruxelles.be/cahiers/watch/VIII#page/133.
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Koyen, Milo. “Abbaye de Dielegem, à Jette-Saint-Pierre.” In Monasticon Belge, IV, Province de Brabant, III, 687–720. Liège, 1969.
Lavalleye, Jacques, ed. Le Liber Mortuorum: de l’abbaye de Dilighem (Necrologium abbatiae Diligemensis). Tongerloo: Impr. de l’Abbaye, 1926. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015068212011.
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Van De Perre, Dirk. “De abdijen van Ninove en Jette (Dielegem) en hun geschil over de kerk en het kapittel van Liedekerke (1092-1180).” Analecta Praemonstratensia 71, no. 3–4 (1995): 264–99.
Van den Haute, Robert. “La dévotion à saint Blaise à l’abbaye de Dieleghem.” Comté de Jette. Annales 2, no. 1 (1964): 1–10.
Vanderpijpen, Willy. “De munten en de penningen opgegraven in de gewezen Abdij van Dieleghem.” Comté de Jette. Annales 12 (1976 1975): 79–82.
Verbouwe, A. “Iconographie van de abdij Dielegem.” Eigen Schoon en de Brabander 19 (1936): 247–51.
Image Credit
The abbey of Dieleghem in the 17th century, from Antonius Sanderus, Chorographia Sacra Brabantiae (1659). Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Dieleghem,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/38.