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
The Surrender of Breda 1637 Breda was recaptured by Frederick Henry after a four-month siege, and in 1648 it was finally ceded to the Dutch Republic by the Treaty of Westphalia. Velázquez painted "The Surrender of Breda" as a tribute to Spanish arms and Ambrogio Spinola. Diego Velázquez and Ambrogio Spinola had been thrown closely together “During the voyage from Barcelona to Genoa, in 1629… The artist must also have been more deeply affected than others by the tragic result of the siege of Casale, which occurred soon after the voyage – how Spinola was shamefully sacrificed; and how, mortified at the slur cast