Trappist convent Klaarland
The Trappistinnenkloster Klaarland since 1970 a monastery of Trappist nuns in Bocholt , Limburg in Belgium .
history
The Belgian Trappist Abbey of Nazareth , with reform intentions , founded a nunnery in Kiewit, a district of Hasselt , in 1970 , which moved to its final location in Lozen, a district of Bocholt, in 1975, where it is located directly on the border with the Netherlands (towards Weert ) ( Vosheuvelstraat , 39). There it was called "Our Lady of Klaarland" (based on the former Dutch monastery Klaarkamp , klaar = clear, bright). In 1981 the monastery was elevated to a priory . The rapid growth of the convent made extensive construction work necessary between 2004 and 2011. The Trappist statistics showed seventeen monastery members in 2018.
Superiors
- 1970–1993: Michaël Fornoville
- 1993–2011: Trees Goetghebeur (* 1953, daughter of MP Karel Goetghebeur, 1889–1973, sister of Anselmus Jan Goetghebeur, * 1925, abbot of Affligem Abbey ).
- 2011–2023: Rebekka Willekes (* 1967)
literature
- Belgian Trappists . Brussels 1987.
- Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne , Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 380.
Web links
- Website of the monastery
- Page of the monastery on the Trappist website
- Side of the monastery in the Cistopedia
Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 16.8 ″ N , 5 ° 34 ′ 42.7 ″ E