Wilhelm Josef Oomens

Wilhelm Josef Oomens SJ was a Dutch Jesuit priest and painter who was a pastor in Germany. In 1949, he entered the congregation of the Society of Jesus. He was the longstanding director of the centre of orientation and cultural studies in Limburg, Netherlands. From 1985 to 2005, he was a pastor in Eschweiler, Germany, and worked on his painting. His illustrated book, Worte in Bildern Erleben, was published by Verlag Dohr. He died in 2007.

Works

The emphasis of his art was the rendering and interpretation of biblical motifs. He painted the Christmas story and the history of Jesus' suffering and his resurrection and the coronation of the Eucharist.
The manner of painting shows the clear influence of such classical Dutch masters as Lucas van Leiden and Hieronymus Bosch.
He also painted mythological scenes.

Works

Wilhelm Josef Oomens: Worte in Bildern erleben. Verlag Dohr, 2000 Schriften aus der Röher Zeit Band I: Philosophisch-theologische Unterweisungen . epubli, 2023.

''150 Jahre Pfarre St. Antonius Eschweiler-Röhe''