Congregatie Zusters van Liefde, Nederlandse provincie

What Congregatie Zusters van Liefde, Nederlandse provincie does

Congregatie Zusters van Liefde, Nederlandse provincie is the Dutch provincial branch of an international Catholic religious congregation founded on 23 November 1832 in Tilburg by Joannes Zwijsen together with three sisters. The legal entity, Provinciaat Zusters van Liefde van O.L.V. Moeder van Barmhartigheid (KvK 74867881), operates from Oude Dijk 1, 5038 VL Tilburg with 24 employees and is registered as a non-profit religious organization. Historically, the Dutch sisters provided education, hospital care, elderly care, social work, and pastoral care both in the Netherlands and internationally, including Brazil. Today, the organization focuses on spiritual community life rooted in three core values — barmhartigheid (mercy), eenvoud (simplicity), and godsvertrouwen (trust in God) — and serves the poor, sick, disabled, and those in need, alongside the general public accessing charitable services.

The congregation's core products are organized around five interconnected offerings: the Congregatie (community life), Spiritualiteit (spiritual guidance), Erfgoed (heritage services including a congregation museum, the Grote kapel chapel, and 3D collections), Iconenatelier (an icon painting workshop where painting is treated as a form of prayer), and Blad Zusters (a free periodical magazine). Additional artistic offerings include Beelden Jesualda, a collection of religious statues. Distribution occurs through open heritage sites open to visitors and direct pastoral/charitable service delivery. There is no proprietary technology stack beyond a WordPress-based website (www.zustersvanliefdetilburg.nl), and no AI, API, or software integrations are present in the disclosed data.

The business model is non-commercial and not-for-profit. No pricing models, no revenue model, and no publicly disclosed revenue are recorded. The organization is not owned by or affiliated with any parent company, private equity firm, or external investors; it is governed by its own internal religious structure as part of an international congregation of Sisters of Charity. Marketing and communications run through the magazine, the website, the icon atelier, cultural events, and heritage site visitation rather than paid channels. Recent activity (2025–2026) emphasizes heritage preservation, intangible-heritage documentation, and public-facing events inside the monastery.

Name

Congregatie Zusters van Liefde, Nederlandse provincie

Legal name

Provincialaat Zusters van Liefde van O.L.V. Moeder van Barmhartigheid

Website

https://scmm.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1832

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Dutch provincial branch of an international Catholic congregation founded in 1832 in Tilburg, providing spiritual community life, pastoral and charitable services, heritage programming (museum, chapel, icon atelier), and a periodical magazine, with 24 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious & Charitable Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Historical Sites (712120)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAC

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAH

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAD

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Religious congregation services
• Spiritual care programs
• Heritage preservation services
• Pastoral charitable work
• Monastery cultural programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Tilburg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Congregatie Zusters van Liefde is a Catholic religious congregation that provides spiritual community life, pastoral and charitable services, and cultural-heritage programming. Its offerings include the congregational community itself (Congregatie), spiritual guidance grounded in mercy, simplicity and trust in God (Spiritualiteit), heritage preservation through a museum, large chapel and 3D collections (Erfgoed), a religious icon painting atelier (Iconenatelier), a statues collection (Beelden Jesualda), and a periodical magazine (Blad Zusters). The Dutch province also historically delivered education, hospital care, elderly care, social work and pastoral care both in the Netherlands and internationally.

Product overview

Congregatie Zusters van Liefde is a religious congregation that offers spiritual services, heritage preservation, and artistic programs. The organization operates as a unified service portfolio centered on faith-based community life, including the core Congregatie (congregation community), Spiritualiteit (spirituality programs), Erfgoed (heritage services including museum and chapel), Iconenatelier (icon workshop), and Blad Zusters (magazine publication). These services are interconnected through the congregation's mission of mercy, simplicity, and trust in God, serving both internal community members and external visitors interested in heritage and spirituality.

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Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Augustinians (Order of Saint Augustine): Catholic religious order with active monastic and communal life across many countries. Comparable as a Catholic religious order with similar community structure, charitable mission, and international footprint.
• Ursuline Sisters: Historic Catholic religious congregation of sisters founded on charitable and educational mission. Comparable as a Catholic sisters' congregation with centuries of history in education, healthcare, and charitable service.
• Museum Catharijneconvent: Utrecht-based museum of religious art and Christian heritage in the Netherlands. Directly comparable as a Dutch institution focused on preserving and presenting Catholic/Christian heritage to the public, with overlapping mission around cultural stewardship of religious artifacts.
• Dominican Sisters International: International Catholic religious sisters' order with contemplative community life and heritage traditions. Comparable as a Catholic religious order with monastic-style community living and mission-focused charitable activity.
• Abdij van Berne (Berne Abbey): Dutch Benedictine monastery with active religious community, heritage preservation, and visitor programming. Highly comparable as a Netherlands-based monastic community stewarding historic religious buildings and cultural assets.
• Society of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ): International Catholic religious congregation of sisters with historic mission in education and charitable works. Comparable as a Catholic religious sisters' congregation with international scope and spiritual community focus.
• Trappists (Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance): Catholic monastic order emphasizing contemplative community life, manual work, and stewardship of monastic properties. Comparable as a religious order with similar community living pattern and heritage asset stewardship.
• Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady: Catholic congregation of religious sisters with healthcare and charitable mission. Comparable as a Catholic sisters' congregation carrying out spiritual community life alongside charitable works, similar structure to the Tilburg congregation.

Broad incumbents

• Sisters of Charity Federation: International federation uniting multiple Sisters of Charity congregations globally. Comparable as the broader umbrella organization for Sisters of Charity congregations, of which the Tilburg Dutch province is a member.
• Benedictine Confederation (OSB): Global confederation of Benedictine monasteries and sisters. Comparable as an umbrella for monastic religious communities with similar traditions of community life, prayer, heritage preservation, and hospitality.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nlzustersvanliefde

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