Kerkhof

English translation

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Description

Introduction.

GRAVE MONUMENT at the corner of the path, clockwise towards the circle. The grave is executed in Neo-Gothic style. The sandstone monument was erected around 1884 for the Smits-Godschalk family.

Description.

Square tower, executed in natural stone. The tower has three storeys. It is crowned by an octagonal spire. The grave monument stands on a square base surrounded by iron railings with arrowhead points (the chain that originally hung here has disappeared). The lower section consists of a square block. On each side a white plaque is attached with the following inscriptions: DAT ZIJ RUSTEN/ IN VREDE, GOD/ WEES HUN GENADIG, O JEZUS/BARMHARTIGHEID and LAAT HUNNE/ PLAATS/ IN VREDE ZIJN. On the base is an inscription of the maker, barely legible: DOBBE- PELT - 'S BOSCH. The base has diagonal buttresses. Above this, on the second storey, pointed arches with crockets are placed. In the pointed arches white plaques are placed in niches. The inscriptions here are as follows: HIER LIGT/ BEGRAVEN/ H.J.M. SMITS/ GEB. 21 JAN. 1863/ OVERL. 22 APRIL 1902/ EN/ MEJUFFROUW/ H.H.M.B. SMITS/ GEB. 20 MEI 1852/ OVERL. 21 AUG. 1921/ R.I.P. and BEGRAAFPLAATS/ DER FAMILIE/ SMITS -/ GODSCHALK -/ GEDENK MENSCH/ DAT GIJ STOF ZIJT/ EN TOT STOF ZULT/ WEDERKERN/ RIP and HIER LIGT/ BEGRAVEN/ DE WELED. HEER/ JOHANNES SMITS/ LID VAN HET/ RK KERKBESTUUR/ ARMBESTUUR/ EN DER/ PROVINCIALE/ STATEN VAN N.B./ GEB. TE VEGHEL/ DEN 24 MAART 1812/ EN ALDAAR OVERLEDEN/ DEN 12 JULI 1884/ RIP. Finally: EN/ DESZELFS/ ECHTGENOTE/ MEVROUW/ JOHANNA/ GODSCHALK/ GEB. TE DEN DUNGEN/ DEN 23 NOV 1819/ OVERL. TE VEGHEL/ DEN 25 AUG 1885/ RIP. Above the pointed arches are Gothic trefoils carved into the stone. The diagonal buttresses transition into flying arches with pinnacles. Above them an octagonal tower with narrow white pointed arch niches. The spire is surrounded by a "crown" of small stepped gables, crowned by a cross.

Assessment.

The grave is of general importance. It has cultural-historical value as an expression of a spiritual development, namely the manifestation of Catholic grave and devotional culture. It has architectural-historical and artistic-historical value because of its use of materials, ornamentation and design. The grave is important because of its ensemble value, it is an essential part of the whole.