Beschrijving der stad Gouda 1714 - Ignatius Walvis

Ignatius Walvis (1653,

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– 1714, Gouda), was an 18th-century priest, historian, and writer from the Netherlands.

Biography

He was the son of the painter Johan Baptist Walvis who moved from Antwerp to Utrecht in the year of his birth, and Bernardina van Aller. He studied philosophy and theology in Leuven before moving to the Hague, where he became chaplain of bij pastoor Jan Hooft. In 1688 he replaced Jacob Catz (1639-1712) as pastor of Gouda, who had been called to Utrecht to assist Petrus Codde. In Gouda Walvis wrote his ''Description of Gouda'', which was published the year of his death."Beschryving der stad Gouda"
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.Ignatius Walvis mentioned
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References

Ignatius Walvis
on the Gouda Canon of history * Walvis, Ignatius ''Het Goudsche Aarts Priesterdom'', 1712/1999 * Walvis, Ignatius ''Goudsche onkatolijke kerkzaken'', 1999 {{DEFAULTSORT:Walvis, Ignatius 1653 births 1714 deaths Dutch Golden Age writers Clergy from Utrecht (city) Writers from Utrecht (city)