St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral, Breda bell tower resembles a Greek temple. The church was elevated to the status of cathedral in 1853, in 1876 its official name became church of Saint Barbara, and in 1968 church of San Michael and finally from 1 January 2001, the church of St. Anthony, once again it has become the cathedral, at the request of bishop Muskens. St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral, Breda The St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral () or Cathedral of St. Anthony, is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Breda, located in the city of Breda, in the Netherlands. The church of Sint Antonius
Breda not be plundered, the troops vented their fury upon the inhabitants. In the resulting mayhem, known as "Haultpenne's Fury", over 500 citizens were killed. In March 1590, Breda fell back into the hands of the Dutch and Maurice of Nassau, when a 68 men hand-picked force, concealed under the turf of a peat-boat, had contrived to enter the city in a daring plan devised by Adriaen van Bergen (Siege of Breda (1590)). Around 1610 the construction of the Spanish Gate or "Spandjaardsgat" was started as a remembrance to that successful action. After a ten-month siege in 1624–25, the city again