Amsterdam: Begijnhof ornament - a photo on Flickriver

            The gable stone of the original entrace to the Begijnhof in Amsterdam.  It shows St. Ursula, the patron saint of beguines, who is shielding the women from the troubles of the world.

Beguines were women living in small closed communities (beguinages) under self-imposed strict rules, in particular chastity, but without taking monastic vows.  Popular in the middle ages, the beguine movement has generally declined a long time ago, but some communities persisted well into the XXth century.  In Amsterdam, the last beguine died in early 1970ies.  Today, houses in the Begijnhof are private dwellings, but still restricted to single women.

Taken in: Holland / North Holland / Amsterdam (show map)

Taken on: October 3, 2015

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Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T3i, f/6.3, 1/125 sec, 123mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS REBEL T3i
Lens:	EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	123mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.0.1 (Windows)
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