Harry Notermans reflects on Sint Anna

Harry Notermans reflected on the history of the Sint Anna congregation and the impact of religious orders in Limburg during a column. He noted that a walking theater performance during Open Monumentendag in Heel illustrated how religious communities contributed to healthcare, education, and social work in the region.

The reflection highlighted the work of Peter Joseph Savelberg, who was appointed chaplain in Heerlen. Savelberg founded the congregations of the Kleine Zusters van de Heilige Joseph and the Broeders van Sint Joseph to assist families in poverty, the sick, and the lonely. Notermans observed that the activities of these congregations extended well beyond the mining areas of South Limburg.