Saint-Idesbald (; nl, Sint-Idesbald) a village at the Belgian West Coast, part of
Koksijde
Koksijde (; french: Coxyde ; vls, Koksyde) is a town and a municipality in Belgium. It is located on the North Sea coast in the southwest of the Flemish province of West Flanders.
The municipality comprises apart from Koksijde, the villages of O ...
, which also includes
Oostduinkerke
Oostduinkerke (; french: Ostdunkerque ; vls, Ôostduunkerke) is a place in the Belgian province of West Flanders, where it is located on the southern west coast of Belgium.
Once a municipality of its own, Oostduinkerke now is a sub-municipali ...
. Its name refers to
Saint Idesbald
SaintSome sources refer to him as ''blessed'' or '' Beatus'' rather than ''Saint''. Sesaints.sqpn.comansantiebeati.it/ref> Idesbald (''Idesbaldus'') (c. 1100–1167) was a Cistercian monk and abbot of Ten Duinen Abbey.
Life
As a youth Idesbal ...
(or Idesbaldus), a 12th-century abbot of the Abbey of Ten Duinen.
In 1931,
George Grard set up his studio at Saint-Idesbald, where his house became a rendezvous of artists including
Pierre Caille, the
Haesaerts brothers,
Edgard Tytgat
Edgard Tytgat ( Brussels, 28 April 1879 – Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, 11 January 1957) was a Belgian painter.
1879 births
1957 deaths
Artists from Brussels
20th-century Belgian painters
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and
Paul Delvaux.
In 1982, the
Paul Delvaux Museum opened in Saint-Idesbald.
References
External links
Populated places in West Flanders
Koksijde
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