Welcome!
This building is dedicated to DOM: Deo Optimo et Maximo.
You can probably guess the history behind this building... It used to be a convent.
Come, let's take a look inside!
The convent still emanates a historical atmosphere, immediately taking you back to the Middle Ages.
In the 15th century, Elisabeth Ymbrecht rented a 'cleyn stroyen huysken',
a little house of straw, right here.
She started taking care of the sick all by herself but soon inspired other women to join her cause.
They all dressed in black and lived by the Rule of Saint Augustine.
And that's how the Black Nun's Convent was born.
Today, the former convent acts as a residence hall for students.
The Loyola International Nachbahr House was founded by Loyola University Maryland.
This wing of the building houses both American exchange students from Loyola,
as well as other international KU Leuven students.
Fortunately, the students here don't have to wear black anymore!