Clara Convent

Located on Claralaan in Eindhoven is the Clarist Convent of Mary, Mother of the Church. In 1936, the Clarist Coletine Sisters settled in Eindhoven in a former rectory. Prior to that, they had lived in Helmond. In 1953, the Clarisse nuns moved into this new convent on Claralaan. The building was designed by architect Kees de Bever and constructed on the former Rapelenburg estate. The convent is surrounded by a moat and walls. In its simplicity, it is a fine and rare example of a contemplative convent from the postwar period. The last Dutch sisters moved to a care center in Someren in 1966. A new group of sisters from the United States then moved into the convent. These Poor Clares left Eindhoven at the end of April 2015. The convent is being repurposed.

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