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1888 – Graves of Protestant Husband and Catholic Wife Separated by a Wall

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This picture depicts the graves of a husband and wife separated by a physical manifestation of religious beliefs. The Catholic woman, J.C.P.H. van Aefferden, and Protestant man, J.W.C. van Gorcum, were laid to rest on different parts of the wall but are by no means separable.


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