Onze Lieve Vrouw Geboorte
Kessel, NL
Damaged by war 1944, restored. Tower destroyed by war, rebuilt 1954.
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Kessel, NL
Damaged by war 1944, restored. Tower destroyed by war, rebuilt 1954.
Broeksittard, NL
Catholic church with three-aisled basilica nave on a cross-shaped floor plan mirrored in the main shape in relation to the longitudinal axis. On the west side a narthex, between baptistery and tower. Round apse on the east side, extended sacristy and boiler room on the east side of the transepts, on either side of the apse. In the axils of the side aisles and the transepts, an extended confessional niche of one layer under plat. In the axil of the northeastern transept and the sacristy an entrance of one floor under plat has been built.
Meije, NL
Single-nave neo-Gothic church without transept, but with tower. Many of such early neo-Gothic churches have disappeared in the meantime. That is also why the preservation of this church building is of great importance.
Blitterswijck, NL
Historic village church with tower. Tower 1455. Destroyed by war in 1944, rebuilt in 1951. (During this restoration the St. Anna chapel served as an emergency parish church).
Rijpwetering, NL
Our Lady of the Nativity, consecrated 1860, Th. Molkenboer. Neo-Gothic pseudo-basilica with narrower choir and tower, consisting of two square and one octagonal section with spire. The interior, now white-plastered again, has slender sectioned pillars without capitals and stuccoed wooden cross-ribbed vaults. Late work by Molkenboer, based on the Lower Rhine late Gothic. Originally a two-manual organ, made in 1874 by L. Ypma. Mechanical tower clock by J. van de Kerkhof.
Handel, NL
The rectory Roman Catholic Church (H. Maria Hemelvaart, already mentioned in 1434, consists of a nave, the western part of which was renovated in 1747 and the eastern part of which (probably the original choir) was renovated in 1696-1708. Side aisles along the eastern part, choir with extensions and tower (1902 and later by Dr. Pierre Cuypers (1827 - 1921) and the architect Joseph Cuypers (1861 - 1949)), the latter replacing a tower (XV). The western nave bays have bears, the eastern flat pilasters; simple windows closed with a segmental arch. In the eastern nave bay on the south side a support 1708. Above the closed entrances in the second bay stones with the coats of arms of the German Order: on the south side two with the coats of arms - Belderbusch (or -de Loe), -von Schonborn (?) and German Order Cross and on the north side a stone with the coat of arms of Hendrik van Wassenaar tot Warmond (around 1709). Internally, the western nave section has a slightly lower (stucco) vault than the eastern section. The church has: Wooden side altar (18th century) with altarpiece: Holy Family. Organ with 18th and 19th century components by an unknown maker. The Rugpositief was added in 1950 and is not protected. A carved oak organ counter (18th century), on which the coat of arms of Belderbusch (or -de Loe), with order cross. Two painted confessionals (18th century), one of which with carving and coat of arms of Belderbusch (or -de Loe) with order cross. Bell tower with chime consisting of three bells, of which two bells by A. Jullien, 1689, respectively diam. 59.5 cm and 51.5 cm and a modern clock. Mechanical tower clock, has been decommissioned.
Stein, NL
Third Roman Catholic church in Stein, in the post-war southern district and parish of Nieuwdorp.
Amsterdam, NL
The Parish Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace or Peace Church is a Roman Catholic church between the Pijnackerstraat and the Van Hilligaertstraat in the southwestern corner of the Pijp in Amsterdam-Zuid . The church has been the namesake of the Peace Church Square since 2004.
Andijk, NL
The Church of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows is a former Roman Catholic church building at Aalbersestraat 224 in the Geuzenveld district of Amsterdam .
Maria Hoop, NL
The Church of Our Lady Mother of Holy Hope is the parish church of Maria Hoop in the Dutch province of Limburg. It was built when the Passionist Fathers moved into the Passionist Monastery in 1925.
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