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Statue of the Grey Monk (Schiere Monnik), Schiermonnikoog

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Statue of the Grey Monk (Schiere Monnik), Schiermonnikoog

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Statue of the Grey Monk (Schiere Monnik), Schiermonnikoog

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    April 24, 2024

    The Schiere monk (= gray monk) is a statue in the middle of the village. It was made of bronze by Martin van Waning in 1964. It is a reminder of the monks who once lived here. They gave the name to this island.

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      December 31, 2023

      In West Frisian, schier means “grey”, monnik means “monk” and oog means “island” – and therefore Schiermonnikoog is the “island of the gray monks”. Such a monk adorns the island's coat of arms and since 1961 a bronze statue by the Dutch artist Martin van Waning has commemorated the monks in the village

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        April 13, 2025

        The Schiere Monnik. The first inhabitants of Schiermonnikoog were said to be the Cistercian monks of the Claercamp monastery from Friesland, who settled on the island in the Middle Ages. The island owes its name to these monks dressed in gray robes. Schier = gray, oog = island: gray monks island.

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