Chapel Friary Providentia
Late neo-Gothic chapel with tower
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Sterksel Albertlaan 19, Sterksel |
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Late neo-Gothic chapel with tower.
Chapel of the friars' house Providentia
In 1920, the Friars of St. Joseph settled in Sterksel and founded Providentia House. These were followed in 1926 by the White Fathers, a missionary order. These came from St. Charles in Boxtel. They bought the hotel from the bankrupt reclamation company to start St. Paul's College, a boarding school, in it. In 1965 they stopped their activities. The chapel of Providentia was consecrated in 1932. It was dedicated to St. Cornelius, the patron of epileptics. Its architect was Anton J. Bartels. The building is neo-Gothic, but the interior has features of Art Nouveau. Finally, in 1950, the White Sisters (Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa) settled, so there were then three congregations present in Sterksel. These sisters remained until 1998. In 1991, Providentia became completely secular.