Hello - I have come here to see if anyone can help me with information on Catholic churches which were in Etten Leur in the 15th century particularly in the 1630's. I am visiting Etten Leur in May to see where my ancestors were from and I know my 10th great grandfather, Jacob Johannessen (father Johannes Marinussen) was baptized in 1634 in the Roman Catholic church but cannot find the name of which church or whether it still exists. I have tried to find out if any of the existing Catholic church's in Etten Leur were around then but most of them seem to have been built much later. If anyone has any information this would be so helpful. I would like to pay my respects when I am in the Netherlands this Spring.
Thank you
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- Dorethé7 feb 2023, 23:30
The church might have been the Catharina church in Etten. This church used to be Catholic until 1648. For more information : https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharinakerk_(Etten-Leur) (opent in een nieuw tabblad)
- Kerry7 feb 2023, 23:56
Thank you so much! I will look into it. I really appreciate it.
- Dorethé8 feb 2023, 17:05
There was also a catholic chapel in Leur in the early 1600's, but that church was destroyed in 1584. It was rebuild in 1614, but not as a catholic church but as a protestant church. See nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trouwkerkje (opent in een nieuw tabblad).
- Cor Kerstens21 feb 2023, 00:24
#Kerry Riordan In 2020 I wrote an article about Jacob Jansen van Etten who was born in 1634 in Etten-Leur. You can read it on the website Brabants Erfgoed. On the same website there is also a webinar of my speech in 2020 about Jacob.
- Kerry23 feb 2023, 00:52
Thank you so much For! This is such a wonderful resource. It is very much appreciated.
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