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St. John the Baptist Church Goirle

St. John the Baptist Church Goirle

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Location: Goirle, North Brabant, Netherlands

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1. View of St. Jan Church – Van Besouw Factory Complex loop from Groote Akkers

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2. Path Along the Leij – Gorp Village loop from Wildackers

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3. Papschotven – Bankven loop from Abcoven

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Nicole

December 17, 2020

From the parking lot at the church you can easily walk into the Gorp & Roovert nature reserve.

This St. John's Beheading Church used to be the main church of Goirle and remains so now that the other churches in the village are closed. The church itself is not that old: it dates from 1896-1897, but replaced a building from the fifteenth century. The oldest predecessor dates from the eleventh century.

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Gerard Potuijt 🚶‍♂️

February 17, 2021

Goirle also has a modest, but persistent tradition of pilgrimages. The oldest mention dates back to 1610, but the veneration may be much older. After all: the parish was dedicated to Saint John from its inception in the early Middle Ages.

In any case, the tradition was so rooted that the pilgrimages continued, even though Goirle had come under Protestant rule in 1638. Instead of the church of Goirle, a chapel just across the border in Nieuwkerk - indeed, named after the new church - became the purpose of the pilgrimage. There is still an annual hike to Nieuwkerk on Whit Monday. Today this is an ecumenical event: both Catholics and Protestants participate.

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JakobusPilger

September 28, 2022

Saint John the Baptist (also John the Baptist), to whom this church is dedicated, is – like Saint Joseph – a man on the threshold between the Old and the New Testament. His parents are Zechariah and Elisabeth. After the proclamation of God's incarnation, the Mother of God visits her relative Elisabeth, who will give birth to a son in old age, John the Baptist. This is half a year older than Jesus and is considered his forerunner / pioneer. He lives in the desert, preaches the repentance of sins to the Jewish population and baptizes them in the Jordan, where Jesus also comes to be baptized, being filled with the Holy Spirit that descends on him from heaven.

The memorial day of Saint John the Baptist (Baptist) in the calendar of saints is on June 24th, exactly half a year before 'Christmas Eve'.

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Location: Goirle, North Brabant, Netherlands

St. John the Baptist Church Goirle

1. View of St. Jan Church – Van Besouw Factory Complex loop from Groote Akkers

2. Path Along the Leij – Gorp Village loop from Wildackers

3. Papschotven – Bankven loop from Abcoven

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