Klöpkeshoes

'n Biezundere groep vrouleu in Twente bint de kloppen of klöpkes. In de tied van de katholieke schuilkerken gungen zee, al ankloppend op roamen en deuren, langs de hoesen van de geleuvigen um te vertellen woar d'r in 't geheim 'n misse leazen wörd. In de tied van de geleufsvervolging warren zee de vuurposten van de contrareformatie. Dit Klöpkeshoes is 'n kopie van de Mariakloase oet Noord-Deurningen. De steen neven de deure met de tekst 'Soli Deo Gloria', oet 1684, hef ooit boven 'n klöpkeshoes op 't erf Jonkman in Deurningen zeten. Al had 't klöpke 'n zekere status, heur woning was vaake nich meer as 'n hökske dat soms tegen de boerderi-j of de stal anebouwd was. Veur den boer was 't 'n ere um 'n klöpke in hoes te hebben. Dat kon met 't oog op 't hiernumaals nooit verkeerd wezen. Noa de geleufsvervolging bleef 't klöpke as 'n biezundere instelling bestaon. De kloppen legden de belofte van kuusheid of en bleven ongetrouwd. Klöpkes dreugen gelieke klean, mer in tegenstelling tot de nonnen bleven zee op heurzelf wonen. In 'n kaomer met 'n bedstee bi-j 'n trouwden breur of zuster, of in 'n klöpkeshoes. 't Klöpke had veul invloed in de gemienschap en fungeerde as 'n soort van sociaal warkster. Dat dit nich altied op pries steld wörd, bliekt oet 'n aantal Twentse gezegden over disse vrome dames. 'Ne klop is nen heilige in de keark, ne klappei op de stroat en nen duvel in hoes': 'n heilige in de karke, 'n roddeltante op stroate en 'n duvel in hoes. Zee bemoeiden zich dudelijk met de opvoeding van de kinder en warren de oren en ogen van den pastoor. Zee brachten hum al 't ni-js, 't mooie en 't lelijke. Woar 'n klop in hoes is, zit de duvel op de schoorsteen. This “Klöpkeshoes” is a replica of the Mariakloese from Noord-Deurningen; the stone next to the door inscribed “Soli deo Gloria” from the year 1684 was once located above a “klöpkeshoes” on the Jonkman property in Deurningen. Although the klöpke enjoyed a certain status, her dwelling was often no more than a small hut, sometimes built against the farmhouse or the barn. For the farmer, it was an honor to house a klöpke. It could never be a bad thing with an eye toward the afterlife. After the religious persecution, the “klöpke” continued to exist as a special institution. The “kloppen” took a vow of chastity and remained unmarried. Klöpkes wore uniforms, but unlike nuns, they lived on their own—either in a room with a box bed at the home of a married brother or sister, or in a “klöpkeshoes.” The klöpke had great influence in the community and served as a sort of social worker. That this was not always appreciated is evident from a number of Twente sayings about these pious ladies. “A klop is a saint in church, a gossip on the street, and a devil at home.” They took an active interest in the upbringing of the children and served as the priest’s eyes and ears. They brought him all the news—both the good and the bad. Where there’s a busybody in the house, the devil sits on the chimney.