Begijnen were always buried in the church, something that was very common at those days. But there is one well-known exception: Cornelia Arens, daughter of very wealthy parents. She did not want to be buried in the church, but preferred to be buried in the gutter as penance for her family’s transition to Protestantism. After her death in 1654, she was first buried in the church. However, her grave was opened 3 times the next days and her coffin stood outside by the gutter. She was then buried outside ‘in the gutter’. Her stone tombstone is still decorated on May 2 with a cross of forget-me-nots.