Location
Official nameCisterciënser Abdij “Lilbosch”
Number35
AddressPepinusbrug 6, Echt, Netherlands
Contact Information
Telephone[31] (475) 48.12.53
Community emailinfo@abdij-lilbosch.nl
Guesthouse emailgastenhuis@abdij-lilbosch.nl
Business emailabdijwinkel@abdij-lilbosch.nl
Websitewww.abdij-lilbosch.nl
SuperiorDom Malachias Huijink, Sup.ad nutum 2008, Abt 2009
Other Information
Juridical statusAbbey
DioceseDioecesis Ruremundensis (Roermond)
OCSO regionNED
OriginsFounded by Achel on 16 June 1883. Raised to the status of priory in 1891 and to the status of abbey in 1912.
History
- 1939: The monastery had been in charge of a college which furnished vocations but which was also the source of many difficulties. It was suppressed during World War II by the Germans and never reopened. Also during the war, the abbot was imprisoned by the Gestapo and the monastery suppressed, but the monks were able to return after liberation.
- 1968: the college along with 25 hectares of land was sold for a psychiatric clinic.
Father immediateAchel (until 2011); Westmalle (2012-2014) ; Sint Sixtus
Daughter housesDonnersberg; Maria Frieden (since 2024)
Annex House: Tegelen.
Past superiors
- Anselmus JUDONG — Superior — 11/07/1883 – 11/07/1885
- Pius van ZEELAND — Superior — 14/07/1885 – 21/10/1889
- Alenius BAETEN — Superior — 18/08/1889 – 03/03/1890
- Cornelius van GEFFEN — Superior — 21/11/1890 – 10/11/1891
- Guido BROX — Prior — 17/11/1891 – 26/07/1911
- Victor van den EYNDEN — Prior — 03/08/1911 – ?/ ?/1912
- Victor van den EYNDEN — Abbot — ?/ ?/1912 – 15/09/1927
- Anselmus van HOOFF — Abbot — 15/10/1927 – 22/03/1929
- Augustinus GIESBERTS — Abbot — 26/04/1929 – 02/12/1934
- Cherubinus LENSSEN — Sup.ad nutum — 04/12/1934 – 09/12/1935
- Pius STRIJBOSCH — Sup.ad nutum — 10/12/1935 – ?/ ?/1936
- Pius STRIJBOSCH — Abbot — ?/ ?/1936 – 29/11/1954
- Hieronymus BEIERING — Abbot — 21/12/1954 – 08/05/1974
- Adolphus DIJKHOFF — Sup.ad nutum — 16/06/1974 – 27/10/1979
- Chris THEWISSEN — Sup.ad nutum — 27/10/1979 – 19/03/1980
- Chris THEWISSEN — Abbot — 19/03/1980 — 18/03/2008
Work/incomeFarm
Guest facilities10 rooms (12 beds)
TransportationStation : Echt
FoundationsOckenheim, Germany (1921-1950)
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