▁Category : 1 9 1 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁P ied mont , ▁California ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁California ▁Category : History ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area <0x0A> </s> ▁Mun ster bil zen ▁Ab bey ▁was ▁an ▁ab bey ▁of ▁Bened ict ine ▁n uns ▁in ▁Mun ster bil zen , ▁Lim burg , ▁Belg ium , ▁founded ▁in ▁around ▁ 6 7 0 ▁by ▁Saint ▁Land r ada . ▁It ▁was ▁pl under ed ▁by ▁Vik ings ▁in ▁ 8 8 1 ▁but ▁restored . ▁From ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁century ▁it ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Saint ▁Am or . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁an ▁imperial ▁ab bey ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁separately ▁admin ister ed ▁from ▁the ▁surrounding ▁County ▁of ▁Lo on . ▁The ▁abb ess ▁exerc ised ▁lord ship ▁over ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Mun ster bil zen ▁and ▁four ▁more ▁villages ▁nearby ▁until ▁ 1 7 7 3 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁su zer ain ty ▁of ▁the ▁Prince - B ishop ▁of ▁Li ège . ▁The ▁ab bey ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁and ▁its ▁property ▁conf isc ated ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁D ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Mer oving ian ▁dynast y , ▁it ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁oldest ▁women ' s ▁convent ▁in ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Netherlands , ▁and , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁ab bey ▁of ▁Sint - T ru iden , ▁the ▁ab bey ▁of ▁Ald ene ik , ▁the ▁ab