1,278
edits
Netherlands Church History (view source)
Revision as of 20:36, 24 September 2015
, 24 September 2015no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
The Dutch Reformed Church was the oldest Reformed church in the Netherlands and before the demise of the Dutch Republic enjoyed status as the 'public' or 'privileged' church. Contrary to popular belief it was never a state church, although the law demanded that every person in a public position should be a communicant member of the Dutch Reformed Church. To this day the Queen or King of the Netherlands has to be a member of the Dutch Reformed Church. Relations between governments and the Church were fairly intimate. The Dutch Reformed Church was the main successor to the congregations which came into existence during the Reformation. | The Dutch Reformed Church was the oldest Reformed church in the Netherlands and before the demise of the Dutch Republic enjoyed status as the 'public' or 'privileged' church. Contrary to popular belief it was never a state church, although the law demanded that every person in a public position should be a communicant member of the Dutch Reformed Church. To this day the Queen or King of the Netherlands has to be a member of the Dutch Reformed Church. Relations between governments and the Church were fairly intimate. The Dutch Reformed Church was the main successor to the congregations which came into existence during the Reformation. | ||
== Church Records == | == Church Records == | ||
The practice of keeping parish registers evolved slowly. The first surviving register is from 1542 at Deventer. Catholic churches in general began requiring baptism, marriage, and death records in 1563; Dutch Reformed churches after 1572. There are Dutch Reformed records for most places after 1650. Dutch church records are usually written in Dutch or Latin. | The practice of keeping parish registers evolved slowly. The first surviving register is from 1542 at Deventer. Catholic churches in general began requiring baptism, marriage, and death records in 1563; Dutch Reformed churches after 1572. There are Dutch Reformed records for most places after 1650. Dutch church records are usually written in Dutch or Latin. | ||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
*In some areas the records of people of other faiths were kept by the predominant church. The principal church in the Netherlands was the Dutch Reformed Church. | *In some areas the records of people of other faiths were kept by the predominant church. The principal church in the Netherlands was the Dutch Reformed Church. | ||
<br> '''Feast Dates'''. Each day of the year had several patron saints and was a feast day to honor those saints. Some vital events are recorded in church records only by the holy day (feast day) on the church calendar. For example, the feast day called All Saints Day [''Allerheiligendag''] is 1 November. To convert feast dates to days of the month for either the Julian (old style) or Gregorian (new style) calendar, use the following book: | |||
'''Feast Dates'''. Each day of the year had several patron saints and was a feast day to honor those saints. Some vital events are recorded in church records only by the holy day (feast day) on the church calendar. For example, the feast day called All Saints Day [''Allerheiligendag''] is 1 November. To convert feast dates to days of the month for either the Julian (old style) or Gregorian (new style) calendar, use the following book: | |||
*Bukke, Inger M., et al. ''The Comprehensive Genealogical Feast Day Calendar''. Bountiful, Utah: Thomson’s Genealogical Center, 1983. (FHL book 529.44 C738; fiche 6054630.) | *Bukke, Inger M., et al. ''The Comprehensive Genealogical Feast Day Calendar''. Bountiful, Utah: Thomson’s Genealogical Center, 1983. (FHL book 529.44 C738; fiche 6054630.) | ||
| Line 27: | Line 26: | ||
*http://www.calendarhome.com/converter/ | *http://www.calendarhome.com/converter/ | ||
<br> | |||
== Roman Catholic == | == Roman Catholic == | ||
| Line 96: | Line 96: | ||
Sprunger, Keith L. ''Dutch Puritanism: A History of English and Scottish Churches of the Netherlands in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth ''''Centuries.'''''''' | Sprunger, Keith L. ''Dutch Puritanism: A History of English and Scottish Churches of the Netherlands in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth ''''Centuries.'''''''' | ||
== Map of Religions in 1849 == | |||
[[Image:Nederlandgodsdienst1849.PNG]] | |||
Red represents Protestants and Green Catholics. The blue areas have neither with a majority. The darker areas are where the dominant religion is that of more than two thirds of the population. | |||
Many books about church history of the Netherlands are available. Look in the Place search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | Many books about church history of the Netherlands are available. Look in the Place search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||