Naarden in Gooise Meren, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
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Waalse Kapel Comenius Mausoleum and Walloon Chapel
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 22, 2022
1. Comenius Mausoleum and Walloon Chapel Marker
In 1651, this monastery chapel, originally from the 15th century, was used as a Walloon church in order to meet the desires of the Walloon velvet and silk weavers living in Naarden to worship in their own language. The Czech pedagogue, theosophist and philosopher Jan Amos Comenius, who spent the last years of his life as a refugee in Amsterdam and who was in close contact with the Walloon Church, was buried in the chapel on 22 November 1670. The exact location of his grave has long been unclear. Six years after the official reburial of Comenius on July 25, 1929, the chapel was consecrated as a Mausoleum.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is November 22, 1670.
Location. 52° 17.84′ N, 5° 9.873′ E. Marker is in Naarden, Noord-Holland (North Holland), in Gooise Meren. It is on Kloosterstraat, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Kloosterstraat 35, Naarden, Noord-Holland 1411 RR, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Weeshuiskazerne / Orphanage Barracks (a few steps from this marker); Fluweelwerkers en Zijdeweverbus / Velvet Workers and Silk Weavers Assistance Fund (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Kogel / Cannonball (about 150 meters away); Replica van Stadspomp / City Water Pump Replica
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 22, 2022
2. Comenius Mausoleum and Walloon Chapel Marker - wide view
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . . John Amos Comenius (Wikipedia).
Overview: PH.John Amos Comenius (Czech: Jan Amos Komenskύ; Polish: Jan Amos Komeński; German: Johann Amos Comenius; Latinized: Ioannes Amos Comenius; 28 March 1592 15 November 1670) was a Czech philosopher, pedagogue and theologian who is considered the father of modern education. He served as the last bishop of the Unity of the Brethren before becoming a religious refugee and one of the earliest champions of universal education, a concept eventually set forth in his book Didactica Magna. As an educator and theologian, he led schools and advised governments across Protestant Europe through the middle of the seventeenth century.(Submitted on February 20, 2023.)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 22, 2022
3. Comenius Last Place of Rest plaque
In Dutch and Czech : The last resting place of Jan Amos Comenius - 15-XI-1670.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 22, 2022
4. Bust of Comenius in museum garden (<30 meters from marker)
Photographed by Jόrgen Ovens, 1660
5. Jan Amos Comenius (Komensky) (1592-1670)
Comenius introduced a number of educational concepts and innovations including pictorial textbooks written in native languages instead of Latin, teaching based in gradual development from simple to more comprehensive concepts, lifelong learning with a focus on logical thinking over dull memorization, equal opportunity for impoverished children, education for women, and universal and practical instruction. Besides his native Moravia, he lived and worked in other regions of the Holy Roman Empire, and other countries: Sweden, the PolishLithuanian Commonwealth, Transylvania, England, the Netherlands and Hungary. - Wikipedia
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 289 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 20, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 5. submitted on February 20, 2023.
