Abbaye de la Ramée, Jodoigne

The abbey of La Ramée, founded around 1215 by Heluide, abbess of Nivelles, was located in Jauchelette, Belgium, in Walloon Brabant, at a loop of the Grande Gette. The convent was initially under the religious authority of the abbey of Villers-la-Ville. The abbey was then pious and learned, there was a scriptorium.

At the beginning of the 16th century, the abbey was involved in a movement of spiritual reform originating from the abbey of Marche-les-Dames, which aimed to re-establish a stricter respect for the rule of Saint Benedict. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the nuns were forced to leave their abbey twice, which was then plundered. In the 18th century, almost all the buildings were rebuilt. The abbesses developed education by welcoming children from the surrounding area. In 1796, the Revolution dispersed the community and the abbey was sold in 1799. The monastic buildings were dismantled by the successive owners.

Since 2008, what remains of the Ramée Abbey is exclusively dedicated to hosting corporate seminars.