Toren Kloosterburen
Kloosterburen has been a Roman Catholic enclave for centuries in the predominantly Calvinist Groningen. Only the heavy saddle roof tower from 1685 is owned by the Oude Groninger Kerken Foundation. Inside the tower there is a clock cast by Geert van Wou in 1501, probably from the tower of the church in Groningen.
About this building
In 1175 the Praemonstratenzer monastery 'Oldenklooster' was founded. The monks emphasized simplicity, austerity, isolation and hard work. After the reduction of 1594, the monastery was largely destroyed, with only the monastery church remaining in use until 1811.
The church was used for services of the PKN-municipality Kruisweg-Dijksterburen Organ: The organ was installed in 1898 by van Oeckelen and sons, as a replacement for the older organ that was built in 1847 by Petrus van Oeckelen.
The instrument has one manual with 7 voices and an attached pedal. On the organ you can read the text: “gift from Ms. K.J. Borgman b. Faber Oud Bocum 1898”. It was restored in 1993 by Fa. Bakker & Timmenga. The greenhouse is painted in imitation oak with gilt work.
