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In 1559 St. John's became the cathedral of the new diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch. The parish of St. John used to contain almost the whole city. In 1569 it became smaller by splitting of new parishes centered on St. Catherine's Church, Old St. James' Church and Old St. Peter's Church. In 1584, a fire broke out in the high, wooden, crossing tower ...
The Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch (Latin: Dioecesis Buscoducensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic church in the Netherlands. The modern diocese was created in 1853. [1] It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Utrecht. It is currently led by bishop Gerard de Korte. Its see is St John's Cathedral, 's ...
St. Catherine's Church, 's-Hertogenbosch; St. John's Cathedral ('s-Hertogenbosch) This page was last edited on 23 January 2021, at 05:35 (UTC). ...
St Lawrence and St Elizabeth Cathedral, Rotterdam. Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands: [1] Cathedral Basilica of St. John in 's-Hertogenbosch; Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua in Breda; Cathedral of St. Joseph in Groningen; Cathedral Basilica of St. Bavo in Haarlem; Cathedral of St. Christopher in Roermond
's-Hertogenbosch is situated on the busy A2 motorway, the most important north–south connection of the Netherlands. This connection was established with the opening of the Dieze Bridge in 1942. From 1961 the Utrecht-'s-Hertogenbosch section was 2 times 2 lanes. In 1970 the A2 was rerouted to the east of the city.
Under Jan Heyns' direction the chapel of the Illustrious Brotherhood of Our Blessed Lady, a society from 's-Hertogenbosch that was dedicated to the veneration of Saint Mary, was completed in 1496, and in 1505 the entire preceding Roman church of St. John, excluding the tower, was demolished to make room for the nave of the new cathedral. As a ...
The Illustrious Brotherhood of Our Blessed Lady (Illustre Lieve Vrouwe Broederschap) was a religious confraternity founded in 1318 in 's-Hertogenbosch to promote the veneration of the Mother of God. The brotherhood was organized around a carved wooden image of the Virgin Mary in St John’s Cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch.
On 10 May 1810 Napoleon ruled that the Catholic Church would get back St. John's Cathedral, and effected this ruling in the same year. [3] The Protestants got St. Gertrude's near Orthen street. In 1818 William I of the Netherlands ruled that the Catholic Church would retain St. John's, but would pay an indemnity of 60,000 guilders to the ...