Rouge Cloître Abbey
| Rouge Cloître Abbey | |
|---|---|
View of the priory of Rouge Cloître Abbey | |
| General information | |
| Type | Abbey |
| Town or city | Auderghem, Brussels-Capital Region |
| Country | Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°48′28″N 4°26′38″E / 50.80778°N 4.44389°E |
| Closed | Deconsecrated in 1796 |
Rouge Cloître Abbey (French: Abbaye du Rouge-Cloître) or Roodklooster Abbey (Dutch: Abdij van het Roodklooster) is a former Augustinian priory, founded in 1367. It is located in the Sonian Forest, in south-eastern Brussels, Belgium. It was abolished in 1796. Nowadays, it is administered by the municipality of Auderghem.
This area on the edge of the forest, surrounded by lakes through which the Roodkloosterbeek (Rouge-Cloître stream) passes, has been called the Rouge-Cloître estate from the 16th century until the present day. It was used for hunting in the 16th and 17th centuries and today is popular with nature-lovers and ramblers.