Jozua Naudé (pastor)

Jozua Francois Naudé (20 March 1873 – 28 August 1948) was a South African pastor, school founder and co-founder of the Afrikaner Broederbond.

Jozua Naudé
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Personal details
Born
Jozua Francois Naudé

(1873-03-20)20 March 1873
Middelburg, Cape Province, South Africa
Died28 August 1948(1948-08-28) (aged 75)
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Spouse(s)Adriana Johanna Zondagh van Huyssteen
Children8
Alma materStellenbosch University
Known forSouth African pastor, school founder and Afrikaner Broederbond

Roots

Naudé was born on 20 March 1873 in Middelburg Cape Province South Africa. His parents were Jozua Francois Naudé and Louisa van den Berg. He married Adriana Johanna Zondagh van Huyssteen. They had 8 children.[1] He died on 28 August 1948 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

Education

He studied education at Stellenbosch University. After the Anglo Boer War he completed his studies in Theology at Stellenbosch University.[2]

Career

He was a pastor at Aliwal North,[3] Roodepoort,[4] Piet Retief[5] and Graaf-Reinet.[6] While pastor he was member of the Council of Churches. He was involved in the Transvaal Synod. He was Secretary of the Transvaal Synod.[7]

Specific events

He was responsible for the founding of the high school called Graaff-Reinet Volkskool.[8] He was the founder of the first Afrikaans primary school in Transvaal on 23 July 1918. The school was called Roodepoort-Noord Skool. On 22 September 1956 the name was changed to Jozua Naudé Primary school.[9]

Afrikaner Broederbond

On 5 June 1918, Naudé and three others namely: Henning Johannes Klopper, Daniel Hendrik Celliers du Plessis, (born 12 Mar 1898) and Hendrik Willem van der Merwe, (born 1891) founded an organization named the Afrikaner Broederbond. (translated it means "Afrikaner Brotherhood") These men were concerned about the poverty of white Afrikaners.[10]

Children
  • Hymne Naudé – South African author of novels . She married P.D.F. Weiss.[11]
  • Beyers Naudé – While in the Anglo Boer War, Naudé met C.F. Beyers with whom he established a friendship.[12] Later he named his son after him. While originally also a member of the Afrikaner Broederbond, Beyers Naudé later left the organization and became an anti-apartheid activist.[13]

References
  1. "This day in history". Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. Milde Weiss (2014). "Biografie van Jozua Francois Naudé (Afrikaans-Translated: Biography Pastor Jozua Francois Naudé)". Sun Media. ISBN 9780620580816. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. "NG Gemeente Aliwal-Noord (Afrikaans-Translated: Dutch Reformed Church Aliwal North)". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  4. "Familie gedenk afsterwe (Afrikaans-Translated: Family remember death)". Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. "NG Gemeente Piet Retief (Afrikaans-Translated: Dutch Reformed Church Piet Retief)". Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. "NG Gemeente Graaff-Reinet (Afrikaans-Translated: Dutch Reformed Church Graaff-Renet)". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  7. "Historical Event". OFM radio station. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  8. "Geskiedenis (Afrikaans-Translated: History)". Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  9. "Our History". Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  10. "Ontstaan van die Broederbond(Afrikaans-Translated: Founding of the Broederbond)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  11. "Hymne Weiss". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  12. "Reverend Beyers Naudé". Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  13. "On this day in 1915: Anti-apartheid activist Beyers Naudé was born". Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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