The former Wijnberg Monastery
In 1859, the Brothers of Tilburg established the St. Henricus Institute for the Blind in Grave. The blind students received instruction and made baskets, brooms, and brushes.
In 1859, the Brothers of Tilburg established the St. Henricus Institute for the Blind in Grave. The blind students received instruction and made baskets, brooms, and brushes. Due to the large influx of blind people, the institute had to be constantly expanded and was perpetually short of funds. In 1882, the Sisters of Charity from Tilburg founded De Wijnberg on Oliestraat for blind girls. In 1966, De Wijnberg moved to St. Elisabethstraat. The sisters left the convent in 1980; by then, educational services had already been taken over by a foundation. In 1982, care for the blind was also fully taken over.
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