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He died in the Refuge in Brussels 1790.<ref>https://books.google.es/books/about/Lyk_dicht_op_het_ontydig_afsterven_van_B.html?id=-pHRjwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y</ref> He was succeeded by dom [[Raphaël Seghers]] who was the final abbot of Hemiksen. The portrait of Neefs is kept inside [[Bornem abbey]].
He died in the Refuge in Brussels 1790.<ref>https://books.google.es/books/about/Lyk_dicht_op_het_ontydig_afsterven_van_B.html?id=-pHRjwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y</ref> He was succeeded by dom [[Raphaël Seghers]] who was the final abbot of Hemiksen. The portrait of Neefs is kept inside [[Bornem abbey]].

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The Reverend Lord

Benedictus Neefs

Abbas S. Bernardi ad Scaldim.
Neefs in Hemiksem Abbey
ChurchRoman Catholic
PredecessorNorbertus Bruyndonckx
SuccessorRaphael Seghers
Orders
Ordination1780
Personal details
Born
Corneel

1741
Kontich
Died1790
Brussels
NationalityBelgium

dom Benedictus Neefs , born in 1741 was the 46th abbot of the former Hemiksem Abbey [1]

Corneel Neefs was born in Kontich and entered in 1762 in Hemiksem abbey, where he took the name of Benedictus. In 1780 he was elected Abbot after the death of Abbot Bruyndonckx. After the imperial probation he was ordained and took memebrship in the Staten van Brabant. He erected multiple buildings during his office in Hemiksem, and ordained the painter Herreyns to paint a calvary. [2] He is known for his protests against the reforms of Emperor Joseph II.

He died in the Refuge in Brussels 1790.[3] He was succeeded by dom Raphaël Seghers who was the final abbot of Hemiksen. The portrait of Neefs is kept inside Bornem abbey.