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Former St. Gudula Monastery and Caritas Community Center, Rhede

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Rhede

Former St. Gudula Monastery and Caritas Community Center, Rhede

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Former St. Gudula Monastery and Caritas Community Center, Rhede

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1. Cycle Path Along the Aa River – Bocholter Aa loop from Borken (Westf)

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2. Cycle Path Along the Aa River – Bocholter Aa loop from Borken (Westf)

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3. Pröbstingsee Recreation Area – Pröbsting Lake loop from Borken (Westf)

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Karin 🌍

July 2, 2024

1. The former St. Gudula monastery was built in 1923-25 for the Steyler Mission Sisters in a simple neo-baroque style. The building is plastered and has a central projection and portal porch. It is located on the former castle courtyard from the early 13th century, which the Lords of Rethe built on this side of the stream. (This is where the street name "Burgplatz" comes from, at the town museum near the church).

2. A simple 2-storey house was built on this site in 1844, also called "Burg", which Miss Gertrud Sieverding bequeathed to the St. Gudula parish after her death in 1920. In 1922, the parish gave the property to the Steyler Mission Order, which built a large 3-wing building in the shape of a horseshoe as a monastery and chapel adjacent to the 1844 house. (This is the most valuable part of the complex from a structural point of view and is therefore a listed building.) It was inaugurated on August 5, 1925 and used by the sisters as a retreat house and convalescent home. During World War II, the monastery housed a military hospital and after the war a home economics school was set up. Under the guidance of the sisters, young women learned the basics of home economics. In the early 1960s, a boarding school and a school building were built on the monastery grounds. Since 1983, the Klausenhof Academy from Dingden has owned the building on a leasehold basis. Not all of the nuns left Rhede in 1983. The small group that remained moved into the Arnold Janssen Monastery, a villa on the Südesch. (Source 2: Book "Greetings from Rhede" by Christian Böing-Messing and Bernfried Knipping)
PS In the picture gallery I have included a postcard motif from the book of the "castle" Rhede = house from 1844.

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Karin 🌍

October 13, 2024

The "Akademie Klausenhof" (AK) foundation has renovated the listed Gudula monastery and it was inaugurated in Rhede on October 9, 2022 after 10 years of planning and more than 2 years of construction. (Source: klausenhof.de)

The main user of this building is the Caritas Association for the Bocholt Deanery. It now houses a shared apartment for 8 people with disabilities, a neighborhood meeting point for the residents and inner city area, a day care center for seniors, a Caritas contact and information point and a social center.

In addition, 15 social housing units suitable for 1- and 2-person households have been created, which are rented out by the AK. The chapel in the monastery remains as a place of worship and is used jointly with the parish of St. Gudula. Access to the chapel is at the main entrance.

A new bridge over the Rheder Bach, which can be reached from Schlossstrasse, was built. This also provides access to the existing hiking car park, which has been expanded to 90 parking spaces.

The total investment was planned to be just under 7.5 million euros, a significant portion of which was provided by the AK Foundation. This entire project was only possible thanks to the long-term extension of the existing leasehold contract by the St. Gudula parish. (Source: Catholic Church, Borken District Deanery, January 14, 2019)

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Karin 🌍

October 27, 2025

1. The former St. Gudula Convent was built between 1923 and 1925 for the Steyler Missionary Sisters in a simple neo-Baroque style. The building is plastered and features a central projection and porch. It is located on the former castle courtyard from the early 13th century, which the Lords of Rethe built on this side of the stream. (Hence the street name "Burgplatz" (Burg Square) near the City Museum near the church).

2. A simple two-story house, also called "Burg," was built on this site as early as 1844. Miss Gertrud Sieverding bequeathed it to the St. Gudula Parish after her death in 1920. The parish, in turn, donated the property to the Steyler Missionary Order in 1922, which added a large, three-wing, horseshoe-shaped monastery and chapel adjacent to the 1844 house. (This is the most architecturally valuable part of the complex and is therefore a listed building.) It was consecrated on August 5, 1925, and used by the sisters as a retreat house and convalescent home. During World War II, the convent housed a military hospital, and after the war, a home economics school was established. Under the guidance of the sisters, young women learned the basics of home economics. In the early 1960s, a boarding school and a school building were built on the convent grounds. Since 1983, the Klausenhof Academy from Dingden has owned the building under a leasehold. Not all of the nuns left Rhede in 1983. The small group that remained moved into the Arnold Janssen Convent, a villa on the Südesch River. (Source for 2: Book "Greetings from Rhede" by Christian Böing-Messing and Bernfried Knipping)
PS: I've included a postcard from the book of the Rhede "castle" = house from 1844 in the photo gallery.

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