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Rolduc is located amidst a wooded area near the small river Worm. On its own grounds, there are the cloister courtyard (behind the abbey church, with a remnant of the
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can be found in the nave of the church. During the 12th and 13th century the abbey flourished. Several other communities were founded by
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neo-Gothic cemetery chapel with a
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library with an important collection of books. During the Middle Ages, the Rolduc library was one of the most famous libraries in the Meuse region. The history of the abbey was recorded in the so-called
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During the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries times were harder for the abbey in both spiritual and material terms. The buildings were heavily damaged during the
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with an affiliated conference center. The abbey is a
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