Nijkleaster on Wikipedia

Recently, Nijkleaster has an entry on Wikipedia. The story starts with the following text:

Nijkleaster (also called Klooster Westerhûs) is an open monastic community in the Dutch province of Friesland. Located at It Westerhûs 1 near the village of Hijlaard, the monastery emphasizes silence, contemplation and connection. Together with the medieval St. Radboud Church in Jorwerd, Klooster Westerhûs forms the home of this ecumenically-minded faith community.[1] The community originated within the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN) and is open to people of diverse backgrounds.[2] The head-neck-hull farmhouse where the monastery is located is called It Westerhûs and has been a national monument since 1970.

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