Carmelite Monastery, Echt
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The Carmelite Monastery in Echt (Dutch: Karmelitessenklooster te Echt), in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands, also known as the Echt Carmel, is a community of Discalced Carmelite nuns established in 1879.
History[edit]
In 1875, 20 Carmelite nuns from the monastery of Saint Joseph near St. Gereon's Basilica in Cologne settled in Echt because of the Kulturkampf in Germany. In 1879–80, the convent, including a neo-Gothic chapel, was built by Pierre Cuypers.[1]
The site consists of four buildings within a rectangular courtyard. There is also a walled garden surrounded by vaults. The chapel is characterized by a large rectangular window on the street side with sandstone tracery. Above the door is a tympanum depicting Mary with the Infant Jesus being adored by a Carmelite priest and nun. Nearby is a monument to Edith Stein (Saint Theresa Benedicta of the Cross) who lived here from 1938 to 1942, when she was murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz concentration camp.[1][2][3]
The monastery is registered as a rijksmonument.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Kerkgebouwen in Limburg". www.kerkgebouwen-in-limburg.nl. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ Stenvert, Ronald; Kolman, Chris; Van Ginkel-Meester, Saskia; Broekhoven, Sabine; Stades-Vischer, Elisabeth; Venner, Jos (2003). "Monumenten in Nederland - Limburg" (PDF). Digitale bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse letteren. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. p. 99. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ Vatican website: Teresa Benedict of the Cross Edith Stein (1891-1942)
- ^ Monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl
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