Klooster en kapel van de zusters Franciscanessen

The Klooster en kapel van de zusters Franciscanessen stands in Antwerp as a former Franciscan convent complex. Jules Bilmeyer shaped the chapel in late neo-Gothic style. Chapel, monastery buildings, central garden, and original walls form a quiet ensemble around the sacred core. The projecting tower once marked the front façade.

The Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Mary combined missionary work with education and religious instruction in Antwerp neighbourhoods. Their buildings gather around the chapel and conceal a supporting structure beneath it. The Flemish government protected the chapel, garden, walls, and adjoining wing as a monument in 2009. Most of the complex has since been renovated.

Inside, stained-glass windows remain alongside tall walls and imitation natural-stone finishes. The original 1913 organ by Georges Cloetens includes an Orphéal register that produces harp-like sounds. Today, the chapel serves mainly as a dining hall and multipurpose space, while fruit trees still fill much of the garden. Original walls from 1891 still border the garden.