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Ursuline Convent, Overpelt

Ursuline Convent, Overpelt

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Ursuline Convent, Overpelt

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Location: Overpelt, Maaseik, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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Oliver🌍

November 1, 2022

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In 1902 the Ursulines founded a monastery in Overpelt on the current Kloosterstraat. They started a girls' school, and gradually expanded their activities with a nursery school, a monastery farm and (1910) a reinforced concrete chapel (possibly the first in Belgium). A domestic science school followed in 1920, which was later greatly expanded, a Lourdes cave in 1929, and a secondary school in 1938. The buildings were gradually expanded and still exist today.

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Katrien

August 15, 2023

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The Ursuline Sisters came to Overpelt on 20 October 1902 and moved into a convent building that was started in 1901 and designed by Hyacinth Martens. The primary girls' school was opened on October 22, and the kindergarten was founded on November 1, 1904. The monastery farm was completed in 1909. On August 17, 1909, the foundation stone for the chapel was laid, which was consecrated on October 5, 1910. It was possibly the first reinforced concrete church building in Flanders. The chapel is built in English neo-Gothic style, with an emphasis on vertical lines.

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An 🇧🇪

November 23, 2025

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The Ursuline convent, built in 1901 in an eclectic style with neo-Gothic and neo-Flemish Renaissance influences, was designed by architect Hyacinth Martens. The primary school (1902) and the convent farm (1908-1909) were designed by Hyacinth Martens, as was the convent building. The neo-Gothic chapel, designed by Canon Jan Broux, was added to the convent in 1909-1910. The sewing school, the Sacred Heart Chapel, and the statues of saints in the garden date from 1928-1929.

A detailed description and history can be found on the immovable heritage website: inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/80378

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