Kloosterrade
The Kloosterrade collection contains 45 medieval charters from the former Kloosterrade Abbey (Rolduc). They date from 1108 to 1300.
Stories
The stories of
Kloosterrade
The Annales Rodenses, the anonymous monastic chronicle of the twelfth century
The name "Annales Rodenses" (Chronicle of Kloosterrade) that the manuscript bears today dates from a later period.
The founding of Kloosterrade and its development into an abbey
Right on the current border between the towns of Kerkrade in the Netherlands and 's-Hertogenrade in Germany stand the buildings of Kloosterrade Abbey.
St. Augustine's Rule and Work in Pastoral Care
The church reform initiated by Pope Gregory VII in the 11th century led, among other things, to the growing popularity of St. Augustine's Rule among clergy and laity.
The daughter monasteries
The place Ailbertus had chosen in 1104 to live a life of poverty and service dedicated to God in seclusion and solitude.
Abbot Erpo's abbey, the first golden age of Kloosterrade
After the death of Abbot Richer in 1122, a period of internal tension and unrest began at the administrative level in Kloosterrade.
A charter that reshaped the writing of history
At first glance, the charter, dated July 7, 1226, is an unremarkable document and one of many examples of donations made to the abbey.
partners
donors
Beijer family