Monastery Ter Apel
Klooster ter Apel is also called Domus Novae Lucis, or the House of the New Light.
About this building
In 1464 the settlement Apell was donated to the Order of the Holy Cross (Ordo Sanctae Crusis) by Jacobus Wilthing, (pastor in Garrelsweer and vicaris in Loppersum), on the condition that a convent would be built on the spot.
Between 1465 and 1561 the convent was built, according the traditional medieval plan, with a gatehouse, water mills, parchment house, bakery and brewery and guesthouse. In 1593, after the conquest of William Louis of Nassau, the Catholic faith was renounced (as part of the Reformation). The west facade was demolished after 1755. In 1834, the upper floor plus cells and the vaults of the church were demolished.
In 1930-1933, on the initiative of the city of Groningen and led by city engineer De Vos to Nederveen Cappel, the monastery was carefully preserved and restored. In 2000, the new west wing was built under the leadership of the Danish architect Johannes Exner. In 2007, the scriptorium, two sleep cells, the infirmary and the studio of the glazier were reconstructed in the attic. The model brewery was also restored in the vaulted basement.
