Heilig Hart van Jezus

The initiator of this remarkable church in the 1860s was pastor Willem Hellemons. He was assisted by two parishioners: Theodorus Philippus Florschütz (1823-1886), 'drawing master' at the Saint Louis Institute and Jacobus Johannes van Tilborg (1830-1897), a local carpenter. Florschütz is credited with painting the penditives or spandrels of the large dome with the four Evangelists. The old St. Agatha Church in St. Bernaertstraat, Oudenbosch (1513, demolished 1882) was in poor condition and was becoming too small for the ever-growing number of parishioners. In 1865, work on the church was started, with the most famous Dutch architect of that time as its most important advisor: Pierre Cuypers (1827-1921). The church was built after the example of St. Peter's in Rome and consecrated on 14 September 1880 by Mgr. H. van Beek, the third bishop of Breda. The Antwerp sculptor Frans de Vriendt was responsible for 44 of the 50 large statues in the church, including the statue of Salvator Mundi on the front facade, which is over 4 metres high. The bell from the tower of the old church was put back into use in 1892.

In 1841 a parish was founded and a church built. Since 1885 Sint Willebrord has been a place of pilgrimage. In that year a first Lourdes grotto was built. In 1925 a new church was built. The original design by pastor Bastiaansen, a representation of the Basilica of Lourdes, was elaborated by the architect Jacques (NJH) van Groenendael from Breda. In front of the church is a procession park.

Older church and monastery. Built in 1809 under temporary kingship of Louis Napoleon, hence the nickname "Louis' Church". Extension of the choir in 1871. Demolished in 1933 to make way for the construction of the current St. Martin's Church .