Rolduc is a medieval abbey located on the edge of the town of Kerkrade in the far south-east of the Netherlands. It is today a Roman Catholic seminary with an affiliated conference center. The abbey is a rijksmonument (Dutch national heritage site). It features on the official list of 100 top Dutch heritage sites, drawn up in 1990 by what is today the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (National Cultural Heritage Service). In 1104, a young priest by the name of Ailbertus of Antoing founded an Augustinian abbey near the river Wurm in the Land of Rode donated by Adelbert of Sopenbergh (or Adalbert Count of Saffenberg). Ailbertus carried out his plan to found a religious house in the following years, employing his architectural knowledge, which appears to have already been employed in the construction of the chapel of Saint Médard. The abbey was called Kloosterrade, which later became 's-Hertogenrade (French: Rode-le-Duc or Rolduc), after the ducal castle that was built across the Wurm. The crypt was consecrated on 13 December 1108 by Otbert, Bishop of Liège, in the presence of Bruno de Bretten, Archbishop of Trier, and local lords. The bishop and the counts of Saffenberg granted the abbey several privileges: possession of property, the right to administer justice over their possessions, the right to preach the word of God, the right to elect their superior, and the right to administer certain sacraments. More information...
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