Evert Zoudenbalch (1423/24-1503) Zoudenbalch

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the coat of arms of zoudenbalch family on portal in springstraat in utrecht. portal guards on 1 of sites of orphanage founded evert zoudenbalch in 1497.


between 1467 , 1468 evert built gothic palace family, known huis soudenbalch, in donkerstraat in utrecht on site of family s former home. bought surrounding land on block (nine houses in donkerstraat, houses in mariastraat, steenweg , zadelstraat) , created seigneurial domain within city own courtyard, gardens , summer house. there little doubt evert used influence procurator of dom engage talented architects , artisans cathedral in order build own gothic gem. had bought , broken down house in donkerstraat in 1459 create alleyway connect home parish church, buurkerk - alley later known soudenbalchstraat. family s fortune , own income church offices made evert profoundly wealthy man. owned 350 morgen land outside utrecht. in 1475 relative alijt van kuinre bequeathed him high , low lordships of urk , emmeloord (see below).


evert zoudenbalch s enduring legacy , greatest fame due act of charity, in late 15th century decided establish first orphanage in northern netherlands , left immense capital finance acts of charity. chapel of orphanage, sint elisabethgasthuis in utrecht, consecrated on eve of st. poncian’s day (13 january) in 1491. orphanage exceptional piece of gothic architecture , dedicated paragon of noble charity, st. elisabeth of hungary, landgravine of thuringia. following evert s death on night of 28–29 march 1503, buried in chapel devoted st. elisabeth. gothic complex damaged beyond repair during siege of vredenburg (1567/1568) in course of dutch revolt , buildings demolished. orphanage re-located location between springstraat , oudegracht in 1582. evert s foundation orphans continued function after reformation under benevolent charge of utrecht s regents. day, after half millennium, capital continues subsidize acts of charity through evert zoudenbalch foundation / stichting in utrecht.


besides sint elisabethgasthuis evert zoudenbalch established altars , vicariates in various utrecht churches. time around 1460 commissioned richly illuminated two-volume bible, masterpiece of late netherlandish illumination. key contributing artist manuscript known master of evert zoudenbalch . zoudenbalch bible, includes portrait of evert, housed in austrian library in vienna (Österreichische nationalbibliothek, cod. 2771, fol. 10 r°.). further portraits of evert zoudenbalch housed in centraal museum in utrecht , bonnefantenmuseum in maastricht, while continues guard on regents’ chamber of evert zoudenbalch foundation in utrecht.







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