Ossuary Oudshoornsekerk - Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands
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N 52° 08.541 E 004° 39.556
31U E 613544 N 5778169
Small Ossuary in the tombe of the Oudshoornsekerk (Oudshoorn Church), near the river Rhine in Alphen aan den Rijn.
Waymark Code: WM16PJE
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 09/11/2022
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This small Ossuary is located in the tombe of the Oudshoornsekerk.
This tombe is ussually closed but can be visited during special occasions such as the yearly 'open monument day'.
The Ossuary still contains the visible remains of 22 persons which were once burried in this tombe.
About the Church:
The Oudshoorn Church is a monumental church building in the Dutch town of Alphen aan den Rijn. The church was built in 1665 by Daniël Stalpaert, commissioned by Cornelis de Vlaming van Oudtshoorn.
The church building is known as 'De Parel van Alphen'. Located on the Oude Rijn, it is a recognizable and striking building in Alphen aan den Rijn.
The church building has 17 original stained glass windows and the original Hess organ. The burial vault under the church can also be visited during open days.
History of the church
At the beginning of the 17th century, Cornelis de Vlaming was master craftsman of the seigniory of Oudshoorn. The inhabitants of Oudshoorn 'churched' in neighboring Alphen. In 1660 Cornelis de Vlaming asked the States of Holland for permission to secede the village of Oudshoorn. Permission was granted for this in 1661.
Construction began on a church, school, rectory and sexton's house. The total cost of this construction amounted to 42,000 guilders. Of this, the population of Oudshoorn and Gnephoek raised 15,000 guilders, to be paid in five installments. The craftsman himself financed the rest. He used an early form of crowdfunding for this: organisations, governments and persons who contributed sufficiently to the construction of the church were given a stained glass window. In total there are 17 stained glass windows in the church building, with the names, weapons, symbols and sayings of the benefactors.
Construction was completed in 1665.
Source: Wikipedia, translated to English
Active: yes
Accessible: yes
Admission fee: free if open to public
Web documentation: Not listed
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