HUGUENOTS-WALLOONS-EUROPE-L Archives

From:
Subject: Re: [HWE] BASNAGE
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 19:56:49 -0700 (PDT)

Hmm well a kind subscriber has offered me a lead as to
young Benny (Benjamin) BASNAGE, or closer, to his
grandson Jacques in actual fact. And I thank you for
the pointer.

"Theology, Politics and Letters at the Crossroads of
European Civilization:  Jacques BASNAGE and the Baylean
Huguenot Refugees in the Dutch Republic".  Written by
Gerald Cerny, it was published January 1st, 1987. 

Now we really do have a mystery. Benjamin, who is of
much interest to our clan, was born in Cherbourg and
from yet another source I have already discovered that
he was a definite supporter of the Huguenot cause.
Somehow, and that is the mystery, his Grandson Jacques
turns up as a Walloon pastor in Holland and I wonder
how he came to be there ?

And isn't Jacques an interesting character ?

One of those praise the Lord and pass the ammunition
types he appears. Some would suggest that he was also
anti-semetic which in some ways goes against my
understanding of how a Christian pastor would / should
carry himself. Forgiveness and tolerance and all that
kind of thinking.

Then again this anti semetism carry on had become a
real way of denegrating people in those days. If they
were seen as not agreeing with Judaism then they were
just plain bad folks. I wonder who decided that that
was the case ?

Funny old world in those times, the majority believe in
one religion but if they disagree with a minority they
are the bad ones. Go figure, as my Grandson is prone to
offer.

Now I know much about Benny but who was his father ?

Kind Regards,
Peter Leroy

This thread:

• [HWE] BASNAGE by

  • Re: [HWE] BASNAGE by

  • Re: [HWE] BASNAGE by
  • [HWE] Re: BASNAGE by "Tony Fuller" <>
  • Re: [HWE] Re: BASNAGE by