Under Construction?: The Catholic Community in Ghent after the Beeldenstorm
<p align="LEFT">While the iconoclasm of 1566 has been a popular topic in the historiography of the Low Countries, we know little about the people who endured iconoclasm. Generally, Catholics in the Low Countries were regarded as being rather passive bystanders in the events of this p...
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| Language: | English |
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2016-03-01
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| Series: | BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review |
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| Online Access: | https://www.bmgn-lchr.nl/articles/10180 |
| Summary: | <p align="LEFT">While the iconoclasm of 1566 has been a popular topic in the historiography of the Low Countries, we know little about the people who endured iconoclasm. Generally, Catholics in the Low Countries were regarded as being rather passive bystanders in the events of this period, but the case of Ghent illustrates that Catholics took various actions when faced with the threat of iconoclasm and the subsequent destruction.</p><p align="LEFT"> </p><p align="LEFT">Even though religious militancy was lacking, certain aspects of Catholic religion were strengthened throughout the Wonder Year. Parishioners put a lot of effort in the repairs of their parish churches and the interest in traditional devotions and religious knowledge also increased. Rather than rendering them passive, the troubled period seems to have motivated Ghent Catholics to research their faith.</p><p align="LEFT"> </p><p align="LEFT">This article is part of the special issue '<a href="/577/volume/131/issue/1/">Beeldenstorm</a>'.</p><p align="LEFT"> </p><p align="LEFT">De Beeldenstorm van 1566 is een populair thema in de historiografie van de Lage Landen, maar desalniettemin is onze kennis over de mensen die het iconoclasme ondergingen beperkt. De Nederlandse katholieken worden vaak als passieve toeschouwers van de troebelen omschreven, maar de casus van Gent toont aan dat katholieken wel degelijk actief waren in de aanloop naar de Beeldenstorm en tijdens de maanden na de vernielingen.</p><p align="LEFT"> </p><p align="LEFT">Een religieuze militante houding was inderdaad afwezig, maar andere aspecten van het katholieke geloof werden tijdens het Wonderjaar juist versterkt. Parochianen focusten op een snel herstel van hun parochiekerk en versterkten bepaalde devoties. Ook de aandacht voor religieuze kennis nam toe. In plaats van passief, toonden de Gentse katholieken zich door de ‘troebele tijden’ gemotiveerd om hun geloof nader te onderzoeken.</p><p align="LEFT"> </p><p align="LEFT">Dit artikel maakt deel uit van het themanummer '<a href="/577/volume/131/issue/1/">Beeldenstorm</a>'.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 0165-0505 2211-2898 |