Naarden in Gooise Meren, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Comeniusmausoleum / Waalse Kapel • Comenius Mausoleum and Walloon Chapel

Comenius Mausoleum and Walloon Chapel Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 22, 2022

1. Comenius Mausoleum and Walloon Chapel Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In 1651 werd deze oorspronkelijk 15de eeuwse kloosterkapel in gebruik genomen als Waalse kerk om tegemoet te komen aan de wens van in Naarden wonende Waalse fluweel- en zijdewevers om prediking in eigen taal te hebben. De Tsjechische pedagoog, theosoof en filosoof Jan Amos Comenius die de laatste jaren van zijn leven als vluchteling in Amsterdam woonde en daar in nauw contact stond met de Waalse kerk is op 22 november 1670 in de kapel begraven. Over de precieze locatie van zijn graf is lange tijd onduidelijkheid geweest. 6 Jaar na de officiële herbegraving van Comenius op 25 juli 1929 is de kapel ingewijd als Mausoleum.

(English translation:)

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

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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.

Erected by The ANWB.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Education. 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. Marker 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.

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 (about 180 meters away); Stadhuis / City Hall (about 180 meters away); Oude Stadehuis / Old City Hall - Marktstraat 22 Naarden (about 180 meters away); Bastion Oud-Molen (Old Mill) (about 210 meters away); De Utrechtse Poort / The Utrecht Gate (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Naarden.

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Comenius Mausoleum and Walloon Chapel Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 22, 2022

2. Comenius Mausoleum and Walloon Chapel Marker - wide view

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Also see . . . John Amos Comenius (Wikipedia).

Overview: PH.John Amos Comenius (Czech: Jan Amos Komenský; 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.)

Comenius Last Place of Rest plaque image. Click for full size.

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”.

Bust of Comenius in museum garden (<30 meters from marker) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 22, 2022

4. Bust of Comenius in museum garden (<30 meters from marker)

Jan Amos Comenius (Komensky) (1592-1670) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jürgen 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 Polish–Lithuanian 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 71 times since then and 15 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.