Former Capuchin Monastery Bonaventura / Beukenhof
In 1920, Capuchin friars built the Bonaventura Monastery with the help of the residents of Biezenmortel; it was named after a holy follower of St. Francis.
In 1920, Capuchin friars built the Bonaventura Monastery with the help of the residents of Biezenmortel; it was named after a holy follower of St. Francis. Soon, more than sixty monks were living there. The monastery’s chapel also served as the village church. It had its own 23-meter-high water tower, which was demolished in 1965.
After the convent stood vacant in 1965, it was sold in 1967 to the Sisters of Etten, who established a teacher training college there. Later, it became a retreat center and retirement home and was renamed Beukenhof. The last sisters left in 1994.
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