Benedict Neefs
The Reverend Lord Benedictus Neefs | |
|---|---|
| Abbas S. Bernardi ad Scaldim. | |
 Neefs in Hemiksem Abbey | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Predecessor | Norbertus Bruyndonckx |
| Successor | Raphael Seghers |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1780 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Corneel 1741 Kontich |
| Died | 1790 Brussels |
| Nationality | Belgium |
dom Benedictus Neefs , born in 1741 was the 46th abbot of the former Hemiksem Abbey [1]
Corneel Neefs was born in Kontich and entered in 1762 in Hemiksem abbey, where he took the name of Benedictus. In 1780 he was elected Abbot after the death of Abbot Bruyndonckx. After the imperial probation he was ordained and took memebrship in the Staten van Brabant. He erected multiple buildings during his office in Hemiksem, and ordained the painter Herreyns to paint a calvary. [2] He is known for his protests against the reforms of Emperor Joseph II.
He died in the Refuge in Brussels 1790.[3] He was succeeded by dom Raphaël Seghers who was the final abbot of Hemiksen. The portrait of Neefs is kept inside Bornem abbey.
- ^ Ferdinand Rapédius de Berg, conseiller au conseil privé de Sa ..., Volume 2
- ^ http://balat.kikirpa.be/object/92091
- ^ https://books.google.es/books/about/Lyk_dicht_op_het_ontydig_afsterven_van_B.html?id=-pHRjwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y