Ignatiuscollege

Ignatiuscollege is a former Jesuit monastery in Valkenburg aan de Geul with a main building and a chapel featuring ribbed vaults and stained glass windows crafted by the Oidtmann workshop. The complex sits on a substantial property and displays the architectural character of a significant religious structure from the 1800s.

The monastery was built in 1893 by architects responding to the expulsion of Jesuits from Prussia. It developed into an established center of religious and academic activity for the religious order.

The monastery served as a major spiritual center that drew scholars and religious communities to its halls. Visitors can sense this scholarly purpose when walking through the building and seeing the chapel with its stained glass windows.

The building is located in Valkenburg aan de Geul at Kloosterweg 34-36 on a larger property. Visitors should allow time to explore the grounds and appreciate the chapel's architectural details.

The roof of the complex once held an observatory equipped with a refractor telescope for astronomical observation. This scientific equipment was destroyed or lost during World War II, leaving traces of the monastery's scientific focus.