{"id":87,"date":"2020-10-29T13:15:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T13:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/?p=87"},"modified":"2021-02-01T16:07:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T16:07:33","slug":"het-verhaal-van-willem-hellemons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/en\/story-willem-hellemons\/","title":{"rendered":"The story of Willem Hellemons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"87\" class=\"elementor elementor-87\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0d7690 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0d7690\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2ec7b9\" data-id=\"a2ec7b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e11ee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e11ee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>The story of Willem Hellemons<\/h1><p>Willem Hellemons is without hesitation the spiritual father of the Oudenbosch Basilica. He wasn't just the initiator and inspirator of this dominant construction in Oudenbosch, he also organised the finance of the construction of the Oudenbosch Basilica.<\/p><p>Let's review the life of Willem Hellemons, where and why he got inspired and how, together with his  allies, he built the church we now know as the Oudenbosch Basilica of the Holy Agatha and Barbara.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49aab2b\" data-id=\"49aab2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7961417 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7961417\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d903cb4\" data-id=\"d903cb4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-328fb1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"328fb1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Personalia&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>Name: Willem Hellemons<br>Place of birth: Roosendaal<br>Date of birth: 17th of April 1810<br>Date of death: 12th December 1884<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0050a42\" data-id=\"0050a42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1c16e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e1c16e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Willem_Hellemons-e1609746401187.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-278\" alt=\"Willem Hellemons\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Willem_Hellemons-e1609746401187.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Willem_Hellemons-e1609746401187-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3f71b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3f71b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-376129d\" data-id=\"376129d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9eb44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c9eb44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The young Willem Hellemons<\/h2>\n<p>Willem Hellemons was born in Roosendaal, in the western part of Noord-Brabant, where he was baptised one day after he was born. His parents, Cornelis and Antonia were faithful people. It didn't raise any eyebrows that Willem Hellemons himself was attracted to religion as well. At a young age he became choirboy and  altar boy.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The local Pastor, Mutsaerts, helps him start his religious studies in Turnhout, Belgium. In Turnhout his call for a religious life, grows stronger. After finishing his study in Turnhout he registers as a novice in the Cisterci\u00ebnzer Abbey in Bornem, Belgium. He is one of the first men to register, after a decade of standstill because of the prohibition of Abbeys and Monasteries during the French Age.<br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-469f898 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"469f898\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee55c3e\" data-id=\"ee55c3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2306eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2306eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Willem Hellemons goes to Rome<\/h2>\n<p>19-year old Willem Hellemons decides to travel to Rome to finish his seminary in the Cisterci\u00ebnzer Abby of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. Upon arrival he is overwhelmed by the city's architecture and it's churches in particular. From his dormitory he looks out onto Saint Johns Lateran Basilica with it's beautiful sculptures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 1833, 4 years after he arrived in Rome, he finishes his seminary and receives his priest ordination on 23th of March in Saint John Lateran. About one year later, he is appointed Chaplain in Oudenbosch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Hellemons back in the Netherlands<\/h2>\n<p>After the Pastor of Oudenbosch, Joseph Hellemans , dies in 1842, Willem Hellemons is appointed Pastor of the Oudenbosch Parish. As Chaplain Hellemons allready did a lot for the community in Oudenbosch. Together with the Franciscan Sisters from Roosendaal he created a new congregation for girls: St. Anna. A few years later he did the same with Father Vincentius. They started the Boys School St. Louis. From Oudenbosch, both congregations grew to organisations with multiple locations all over the world.<\/p>\n<h2>Willem Hellemons and the Zouaves<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>In 1860, Italy is in a state of war with the Papal State of Rome. Pope Pius IX calls on all catholic youth to protect him and defend the Papal State. His call is answered well in the Netherlands. Almost 3.200 young men sign up. Their journey mostly started in Oudenbosch, where Willem Hellemons gave them shelter, and a warm meal before heading to Brussels for their military check-up. These men, called Papal Zouaves are still remembered in Oudenbosch, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/zouavenmuseum.nl\/\">Dutch Museum of Zouaves<\/a> in Oudenbosch.<\/p>\n<p>This call by the Pope and the following deployment of Zouaves reminded Hellemons of his time in Rome. The Zouaves inspired him to build a new parish church, honouring the great Roman churches: Saint Peters and Saint John Lateran.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2><br><\/h2>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-972c1b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"972c1b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcf0550\" data-id=\"dcf0550\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b9bf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0b9bf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-family: Lato, sans-serif; color: #7a7a7a;\">A new parish church for Oudenbosch<\/h2><div>The Oudenbosch parish had used the Agatha church in Oudenbosch for ages. This former church, which was built in 1513 stood just a few meters from the Basilica, where you can find the cemetery nowadays. With Catholic Faith growing fast in the southern part of the Netherlands, the church became too small for all the faithfull inhabitants of Oudenbosch. Pastor Willem Hellemons was determined to use this to his advantage and started making plans.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>And so it happened: in 1865 after few setbacks the first sod was turned. The first bricks were layed in 1867. Thirteen years later the church was formally consecrated, but wasn't completed yet. Willem Hellemons didn't live to experience the completion. He died in 1884 at the age of 74.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-919729b\" data-id=\"919729b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da0ec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1da0ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/unnamed-e1607615400220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/unnamed-e1607615400220.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/unnamed-e1607615400220-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/unnamed-e1607615400220-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9fc3c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9fc3c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1cbb1f\" data-id=\"a1cbb1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971234e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"971234e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lees meer verhalen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42005e3 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"42005e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-87 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-geschiedenis\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/en\/story-willem-hellemons\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Willem_Hellemons-e1609746401187.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-278\" alt=\"Willem Hellemons\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Willem_Hellemons-e1609746401187.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Willem_Hellemons-e1609746401187-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/en\/story-willem-hellemons\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe story of Willem Hellemons\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Het verhaal van Willem Hellemons Willem Hellemons mag met zekerheid de geestelijk vader van de Basiliek van Oudenbosch genoemd worden. Naast initiatiefnemer en inspirator van<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/en\/story-willem-hellemons\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Het verhaal van Willem Hellemons\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tLees verder \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-85 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/en\/basiliek-andere-kopieen-sint-pieter\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Notre-Dame_de_la_Paix-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-280\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Notre-Dame_de_la_Paix-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Notre-Dame_de_la_Paix-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Notre-Dame_de_la_Paix-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Notre-Dame_de_la_Paix-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Notre-Dame_de_la_Paix-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Notre-Dame_de_la_Paix-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/en\/basiliek-andere-kopieen-sint-pieter\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDe Basiliek en andere kopie\u00ebn van de Sint Pieter\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>De Basiliek en andere kopi\u00ebn van de Sint Pieter De Sint Pieter in Rome is overal ter wereld een inspiratie geweest voor kerken. We hebben<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/en\/basiliek-andere-kopieen-sint-pieter\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about De Basiliek en andere kopie\u00ebn van de Sint Pieter\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tLees verder \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-77 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-verhalen\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/en\/ode-to-pierre-cuypers\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cuypers-Cuypershuis-300x237.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-929\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cuypers-Cuypershuis-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cuypers-Cuypershuis-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cuypers-Cuypershuis.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/en\/ode-to-pierre-cuypers\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAn ode to Pierre Cuypers\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Wie was Pierre Cuypers? De naam Pierre Cuypers doet bij de meeste mensen geen belletje meer rinkelen maar Pierre Cuypers heeft eigenhandig menig horizon naar<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basiliekoudenbosch.com\/en\/ode-to-pierre-cuypers\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Een ode aan Pierre Cuypers\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tLees verder \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Het verhaal van Willem Hellemons Willem Hellemons mag met zekerheid de geestelijk vader van de Basiliek van Oudenbosch genoemd worden. Naast initiatiefnemer en inspirator van dit dominante bouwwerk in Oudenbosch, wist hij ook de financiering rond te krijgen voor de bouw van de Basiliek van Oudenbosch. 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