Peter Basilica Minor
The Peter Basilica Minor Boxmeer the Netherlands Pope John Paul II granted already in October 1999 the title of honour Basilica Minor to the Peter-church in Boxmeer.
The Peter-church in Boxmeer are some later in public solemnly raised to Basilica Minor.
Bishop Hurkmans of diocese DenBosch has confessed this on Sunday 25 June 2000 made during the solemn high mass in the church.
These wrong went in advance to very visited Holy-Blood procession in Boxmeer, which stood in 2000 in the sign of the celebration of the sixth centenary of this tradition. The procession in Boxmeer is kept fourteen days after Whitsun and follows on an event in Boxmeer, around 1400, then during a Eucharist celebration wine in the cup changes in blood and over the cup flowed. A blood drop for the size of a need nutmeg has been kept remained. The reliquary becomes since then each year in the procession led. The Porcession-committee, which organises each year the Procession, has in 2000 delighted reacted to the granting of the title. Seventeen other churches in the Netherlands, among which the Saint John in DenBosch and churches in Raalte and Laren carries, already the title basilica Minor. This implies among others that 'honoured' churches in the possession come of some marks of honour: the conopeum ( like a tent a baffle that former priests had protect during processions) the tintinnabulum (a staff with a bell, with which years suffered the arrival of the procession were announced) and their own separate weapon-shield that to the facade of the basilica have been introduced. In the conopeum eight weapon-shields have been processed, among others whit the weapon-shield of pope John Paul II, which of the diocese DenBosch, which of the municipality Boxmeer and a special weapon-shield with among others an image of the cup of holy blood.
That the Peter-Church the title, have to conduct Boxmeer to of course the Procession but more specific to the initiator thank Procession-employee Piet van den Brand . He is one of the certainly 150 volunteers who cooperate each year in the success of the Boxmeer-Procession. Already in 1995, he put for the 600-one year old existence of the Procession to seize to the Peter-church to let qualify for the catholic title Basilica Minor. After tenacious insists at the Procession-committee and after the common consultation with the order of the Carmelites, the parish governing board, bishop Ter Schure of diocese DenBosch and afterwards with his successor bishop Hurkmans became decided to submit a claim in Rome. Pope John Paul II signed very soon the decree. The title Basilica Minor descends from second half of the 18th century. To the assignment of the title different conditions have been linked. Thus a church must historical value has and must the construction work part be of very visited place of pilgrimage. Moreover Boxmeer the mother church for a number of places in the country of Cuijk was. The Peter-Church in Boxmeer meet those requirements, because the oldest bases date shown of before the year 1000 and are at the same time the oldest parish church in the Country of Cuijk. The bases are still in the crypt to see where in 1400 the blood wonder will have occurred. Also the Procession, as a result of the blood wonder with participation of people of Boxmeer and distant surroundings, has been an important condition as well. Furthermore has weighted heavily that the holy explained Titus Brandsma in Boxmeer have worked and lived. Also the fact that two well-known musicians have been in the past in the church active, has been a consideration for the granting of the title. It concerns Benedictus Buns (17th century) and Gregorius van Dijck (19th century).
The marks of honour which you see are related mentioned below standing to the title "Basilica Minor" of the Peter-Church. Boxmeer. By clicking on the photograph an enlarging with associated description you gets.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MARKS OF HONOUR
On the weapon-shield to the facade of the Basilica this weapon-shield has been completed with the adagium "JHWH (Jaweh) is my god", the currency of H. Elia, Leader and father of the order of the Carmelites.
The Peter-church in Boxmeer are some later in public solemnly raised to Basilica Minor.
Bishop Hurkmans of diocese DenBosch has confessed this on Sunday 25 June 2000 made during the solemn high mass in the church.
These wrong went in advance to very visited Holy-Blood procession in Boxmeer, which stood in 2000 in the sign of the celebration of the sixth centenary of this tradition. The procession in Boxmeer is kept fourteen days after Whitsun and follows on an event in Boxmeer, around 1400, then during a Eucharist celebration wine in the cup changes in blood and over the cup flowed. A blood drop for the size of a need nutmeg has been kept remained. The reliquary becomes since then each year in the procession led. The Porcession-committee, which organises each year the Procession, has in 2000 delighted reacted to the granting of the title. Seventeen other churches in the Netherlands, among which the Saint John in DenBosch and churches in Raalte and Laren carries, already the title basilica Minor. This implies among others that 'honoured' churches in the possession come of some marks of honour: the conopeum ( like a tent a baffle that former priests had protect during processions) the tintinnabulum (a staff with a bell, with which years suffered the arrival of the procession were announced) and their own separate weapon-shield that to the facade of the basilica have been introduced. In the conopeum eight weapon-shields have been processed, among others whit the weapon-shield of pope John Paul II, which of the diocese DenBosch, which of the municipality Boxmeer and a special weapon-shield with among others an image of the cup of holy blood.
That the Peter-Church the title, have to conduct Boxmeer to of course the Procession but more specific to the initiator thank Procession-employee Piet van den Brand . He is one of the certainly 150 volunteers who cooperate each year in the success of the Boxmeer-Procession. Already in 1995, he put for the 600-one year old existence of the Procession to seize to the Peter-church to let qualify for the catholic title Basilica Minor. After tenacious insists at the Procession-committee and after the common consultation with the order of the Carmelites, the parish governing board, bishop Ter Schure of diocese DenBosch and afterwards with his successor bishop Hurkmans became decided to submit a claim in Rome. Pope John Paul II signed very soon the decree. The title Basilica Minor descends from second half of the 18th century. To the assignment of the title different conditions have been linked. Thus a church must historical value has and must the construction work part be of very visited place of pilgrimage. Moreover Boxmeer the mother church for a number of places in the country of Cuijk was. The Peter-Church in Boxmeer meet those requirements, because the oldest bases date shown of before the year 1000 and are at the same time the oldest parish church in the Country of Cuijk. The bases are still in the crypt to see where in 1400 the blood wonder will have occurred. Also the Procession, as a result of the blood wonder with participation of people of Boxmeer and distant surroundings, has been an important condition as well. Furthermore has weighted heavily that the holy explained Titus Brandsma in Boxmeer have worked and lived. Also the fact that two well-known musicians have been in the past in the church active, has been a consideration for the granting of the title. It concerns Benedictus Buns (17th century) and Gregorius van Dijck (19th century).
The marks of honour which you see are related mentioned below standing to the title "Basilica Minor" of the Peter-Church. Boxmeer. By clicking on the photograph an enlarging with associated description you gets.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MARKS OF HONOUR
conopeumThe conopeum, looks like a tent with a baffle in the colours red and gold. Initially it had probably protect the priests during processions. It is usual, that is processed in the conopeum eight weapon-shields. In consultation between the centre for ecclesiastical heraldic art in Groningen the Boxmeerse parish governing board have chosen for the following mentioned below considered weapons. |
tintinnabulumThe tintinnabulum, a staff with a bell, initially meant to announce the arrival of the procession. |
popeThe weapon-shield of pope John Paul II |
saint eliaThe weapon-shield of the saint Elia, Leader and father of the order of the Carmelites |
's hertogenboschThe weapon-shield of diocese of ' s Hertogenbosch |
municipality boxmeerThe weapon-shield of the municipality Boxmeer |
saint peterThe weapon-shield of Saint Peter, patroness of the parish church |
monseigneur hurkmansThe weapon-shield of monseigneur Hurkmans, bishop of 's Hertogenbosch |
raising to basilicaThe symbol from the raising to Basilica, an overflowing cup with the date: 25 June 2000 |
weapons-shield basilicaThe weapon-shield of the new basilica: in the upper part an image of the conopeum and the tintinnabulum, left-under the cup of Holy Blood and the keys of Saint Peter, right-under the buck from the weapon of Boxmeer. |
On the weapon-shield to the facade of the Basilica this weapon-shield has been completed with the adagium "JHWH (Jaweh) is my god", the currency of H. Elia, Leader and father of the order of the Carmelites.
