Statue of Father Poirters
Adriaan Poirters (1605–1674) was born in Oisterwijk and was a Jesuit. He was a teacher, clergyman, and poet. Poirters’ best-known work is *Het Masker van de Wereldt* (The Mask of the World), published in 1646 and reprinted more than sixty times.
Adriaan Poirters (1605–1674) was born in Oisterwijk and was a Jesuit. He was a teacher, clergyman, and poet. Poirters’ best-known work is *Het Masker van de Wereldt* (The Mask of the World), published in 1646 and reprinted more than sixty times. In 1911, a committee was formed in Oisterwijk to erect a statue of Poirters. The monument was unveiled on September 19, 1926.
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