Nicolaes Boddingius

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Calligraphy with Greek and Hebrew phrases under the signature of Nicolaes Bodding van Laer in the St. Bavochurch. Nicolaes Bodding van Laer-calligraphy in St Bavokerk Haarlem.jpg
Calligraphy with Greek and Hebrew phrases under the signature of Nicolaes Bodding van Laer in the St. Bavochurch.

Nicolaes Boddingius, or Bodding van Laer (2 August 1605 (baptised) – 1669) was a schoolmaster, writer and minister in the Netherlands.

Minister (Christianity) religious occupation in Christianity

In Christianity, a minister is a person authorized by a church, or other religious organization, to perform functions such as teaching of beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing spiritual guidance to the community. The term is taken from Latin minister, which itself was derived from minus ("less").

Netherlands Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe

The Netherlands is a country located mainly in Northwestern Europe. The European portion of the Netherlands consists of twelve separate provinces that border Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, with maritime borders in the North Sea with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. Together with three island territories in the Caribbean Sea—Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba— it forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The official language is Dutch, but a secondary official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian.

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Biography

He was born in Haarlem, Netherlands, the fifth child of Jacob Claesz Bodding and Magdalena Heyns. He came from a well to do family and his parents operated a private school in Haarlem started by Magdalena's father, the well-known writer and publisher Peeter Heyns. His older brothers were the Dutch painters Roeland van Laer and Pieter van Laer. [1] He became a calligrapher and teacher in Haarlem. [1] For most of his life he lived in Haarlem, where after the death of his parents, sometime before 1628, he took over the school "inde Laurier Boom" which was founded by his grandfather Peeter Heyns around 1593. He also wrote several books about learning how to write, amongst them one called "Stightigh A.B.C.". In 1655 he was appointed as rector and principal of the Latin school in Helmond, Netherlands, which position he held until 1659. [1] In that year, through a resolution by the "Raad van State", he was appointed as minister in Bakel, Netherlands. It is believed he studied theology in Leiden, Netherlands. He died in Bakel, Netherlands.

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