Round walk Abdij Koningshoeven in Berkel-Enschot – Our Monastery Path

Friday November 24, 2023. This afternoon I went for an adventurous walk through Tilburg for a change. I started at Koningshoeve and walked along the Wilhelmina Canal and the Piushaven towards the center. Today we deliberately chose paved roads because of the heavy rain that has fallen recently and unpaved roads are difficult to pass. Despite the rain, not always, and the strong wind, I enjoyed my walk again. www.mijnbelevenissen.jouwweb.nl

Tour of monastic life Tilburg KONINGSHOEVE ABBEY Here, in collaboration with the Trappists of the Abbey of Our Lady of Koningshoeve, all La Trap beers are developed and brewed MOERENBURG HOUSE Around 1310, Moerenburg House was one of the first houses in Tilburg. At the end of the 14th century, it was sold to the Tongerlo Abbey and served as a rectory Then we pass the former SINT LIDWINAKLOOSTER This monastery from 1935 was dismantled after many years. It has now been developed into apartments A bit further on, we arrive at the former SINT ELISABETH MONASTERY AND HOSPITAL THE SISTERS OF LOVE from Tilburg moved in 1929. To this accommodation. The building was designed by the Amsterdam architect Ed. Cuypers Next stop is SISTERS HOUSE FRANCISCANESSES OF OIRSCHOT in 1973 the Sisters settled in this house. Gerard v Swietenstr 81 The sisters worked in education,. Social care and with elderly friars Just after the parish house you can find the HEIKENSE CHURCH Was a parish church. The medieval Gothic church had to be given up to the Protestants in 1648 Just after the theatre you can find the former monastery of FRANCISCANESSES OF THE HOLY FAMILY the sisters came to Tilburg from Nijmegen and Eupen in 1888. In 1896 they moved into their first monastery at Bishop Zwijsenstr 18/20 Then we walked out at CHURCH OF OUR MOTHER OF GOOD COUNCIL This church from 1913 was designed by Jan vander Valk. The architectural style is an early form of expressionism for the Netherlands Then a quick stop in the park And then we walked past the FRATERHUIS DIONYSIUS The brothers of Tilburg built a new monastery between the church and the house St Jozefzorg at Kruisvaardersstr 32 in 1954 Then HUIZE JOZEFZORG comes into view Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart took this house (architect Jos Bedaux) into use in July 1951. They worked in education, elderly care, healthcare, youth work and district nursing. Once quietly grlegrn CENAKEL This retreat house was put into use in August 1908 by the originally French Congregation of Our Lady of the Sequestration in the Cenakel Carefully cross Continue and on the left you will find the former monastery EIGENHORST at Koningshoeve 66 The Brothers with the Blue Cords started an open house for working and studying boys in May 1950, under the name Jongenshuis Eigenhorst Then we walk out of the city, over the water of the Leij towards the countryside To end up again at Abdij de Koningshoeven