Original sentence: Albert, whose devotion to Our Lady won him the title Abbas Marianus;.Archbishop Boonen introduced the Monte Cassino observance.At his insistence, the Prior, Benedict van Haeften, founded in 1627 a new congregation, B.Franco (1122-1135), author of twelve books De Gratia Dei [Ex_Bibl_Patr_Lugd__MLT.In 1523, Affligem joined the Bursfelde Congregation, a union of Benedictine monasteries formed in the 15th century for the stricter observance of the benedictine rule.In 1569, the Archbishop of Mechelen became commendatory abbot and exercised his authority through a dean (until the dissolution of the abbey in 1796).In 1796, during the French occupation, the monks were chased away, part of the buildings destroyed and the lands confiscated.The count of Brabant, also count of Leuven, became their protector (Vögte) in 1085/1086.The first abbot of the old abbey was Fulgentius (1088-1122).html]  (Patrologia Latina 166, 717-080);
Edited sentence: 166, 717-080);.Albert, whose devotion to the Virgin Mary won him the title Abbas Marianus;.Archbishop Jacob Boonen introduced the Monte Cassino observance.At his insistence, the Prior of Affligem, Benedict van Haeften, founded in 1627 a new congregation, B.Franco (1122-1135), author of De Gratia Dei in twelve books   (Patrologia Latina, vol.In 1523, Affligem joined the Bursfelde Congregation, a union of Benedictine monasteries formed in the 15th century for the stricter observance of the Benedictine rule.In 1569, the Archbishop of Mechelen became commendatory abbot and exercised his authority through a dean, an institution that lasted until the dissolution of the abbey in 1796.In 1796, during the French occupation, the monks were dismissed, part of the buildings destroyed and the lands confiscated.The counts of Brabant, also counts of Leuven, became their protectors (Vögte) in 1085/1086.The first abbot of the abbey was Fulgentius (1088-1122)