List of existing monasteries in the Netherlands

Monastery church of the Egmond Abbey

The list contains existing monasteries and religious offices in the Netherlands . In the last few decades their number and that of monks and nuns have decreased significantly.

Monasteries and branches (selection)

Poor Sisters of the Divine Child

• Blauwhuis sister house, Friesland, since 1904

Benedictine

• St. Willibrod Abbey , Doetinchem, Slangenburg, Gelderland, since 1945
• St. Adalbert Abbey , Egmond, North Holland, again since 1935

Dominican

• Berg en Dal Priory
• Community of Rotterdam
• Community Zwolle

Dominicans

• Dominican Sisters Berg en Dal, previously Mariadal
• Dominican Sisters of the Apostolate of St. Catherine, Enschede
• Dominicans from Neerbosch, Nijmegen
• Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, Sittard, from USA
• Dominicans of St. Catherine of Siena, Voorschoten

Sisters of Mercy of St. Charles Borromeo

• Bakhuizen, Friesland, since 1939
• Nurse's House at Sneek Hospital, Friesland, since 1903

Franciscan

• Community of Amsterdam
• Delft Community
• Community 's Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch, previously Utrecht, in a former Capuchin monastery)
• Community Megen
• Nijmegen Community
• Valkenburg Community
• Voorhout Community
• Weert community
• Community of Wijchen

Franciscan Sisters

• Babberich, Gelderland, since 1917

Franciscan Sisters of Bennebroek

• Bolsward, Friesland, since 1850
• Franeker, Friesland, since 1853
• Leeuwarden, Friesland, since 1851

Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Family

• Oosterwolde, Friesland, since 1957

Franciscan Sisters by H. Martelaar Georgius

• Heerenveen, since 1951

Franciscan Sisters of Münster-Mauritz

• Leeuwarden, Friesland, since 1850
• Sankt-Bonifatius-Hospital (Sint-Bonifatiushospitaal), Friesland, since 1883

Capuchin

• Tilburg house, since 2018, previously 's Hertogenbosch

Premonstratensians

• Essenburgh Priory, Hierden, Gelderland, since 1950

Sisters of St. Joseph

• Drachten, Friesland, since 1943
• Joure, Friesland, since 1929

Sisters of the Society of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

• Culemborg Sisters' House, Gelderland, since 1852
• Sneek, Friesland, since 1881
• Workum, Friesland, since 1887

Sisters of the love of Jesus and Mary

• Amelandshaus (Amelandshuis), Leeuwarden, since 1860

Trappists

• Our Lady of Koningshoeven Abbey in Berkel Enschot
• Lilbosch Abbey in Echt-Susteren
• Mariae Abbey Refuge in Zundert

Web links

• Konferentie Nederlandse Religieuzen website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Waar zijn wij Dominicanen.nl
2. ↑ Waar in Nederland Franciscanen.nl