Father Elias Leyds, 65, died suddenly on 24 January in Oisterwijk, the Netherlands, in his room in the presbytery next to the beautiful St Peter's Church. The cause of death is not yet known.
A former Protestant, he studied oil and gas exploration in Delft and then joined the Brothers of Saint John. He worked with Radio Maria in the Netherlands and founded "EWTN Low Countries", a Catholic television in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Leyds came from a wealthy family and grew up in Eindhoven. He once told a Gloria.tv journalist that his mother considered it a miracle that her stubborn son took the vows of obedience. He was indeed a stubborn Catholic in the best sense of the word and wanted to "tell the truth in the Church against all obstacles".
In the early stages of the covid hysteria, in December 2020, Leyds spoke of "vaccine fetishism" and considered it an "idolatry of modern science".
He was not afraid to meet with Roman Rite Catholics and prolifers, and publicly spoke out against the …More