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The Heilige Antonius Abt (Anthony Abbot) was erected in 1886 and extended in 1928 and 1951. It has its origin in a 17th century chapel dedicated to Saint Anthony Abbot. It is currently listed as a Municipal Monument of the Netherlands.

Sober neo-Gothic church with tower. Restored in the 1990s. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

St. Anthony's Church (formerly dedicated to St. Adelbert); three-sided closed marlstone choir, ca. 1400, flanked by two brick chapels, 15th century; brick tower with niche section, 16th century, the other parts were created during an extension of the church in 1910. The inventory includes: communion rail with carved reliefs, 18th century; two hardstone holy water fonts, 18th century; wooden statues of crucifix, ca. 1700; two Madonnas, respectively from ca. 1700 and 17th century; St. Anthony Abbot, 18th century; St. Peter, 18th century; St. John the Baptist, 18th century; St. Roch, 18th century; alabaster panel with relief representation of the Adoration of the Shepherds; alabaster top piece with representation of the Trinity. Mechanical tower clock, B. Eijsbouts, 1918. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Important early neo-Gothic church with tower, which is crowned by a unique iron spire. In 1854, the St. Anthony's Church in Overlangel was built, designed by architect Wilhelmus Jacobus van Vogelpoel. This church replaced the St. Anthony's Chapel in Overlangel. Van Vogelpoel used a neo-Gothic architectural style. In September 1854, the church was consecrated by Bishop Joannes Zwijsen.

Interesting neoclassical church with historic tower. After the Reformation, the committee that was set up to prepare the construction of the Catholic church in Loenen received permission from King Willem II on 13 February 1846 to start construction. The king gave a subsidy of 6,000 guilders on condition that the church would be built by Waterstaat. The total cost of the church amounted to fl. 13,332.--. The Hackfort family (Kasteel ter Horst) donated a newly built parsonage as well as the land for the church, garden and cemetery, but on condition that they would have the first two pews of the new church at their disposal and that they would have the right to make their own family burial vault in the cemetery. The “Horsten benches” are still in the church. The coats of arms of the Hackfort family and the Van Wijnbergen family are on the doors.

Roman Catholic church of St. Anthony Abbot because of the two-manual organ with attached pedal, made by M. van Deventer in 1754, expanded by FC Smits in 1854, originally for the Roman Catholic church in Velp (N.-B.), placed in the Roman Catholic church in Schaijk in 1971.

Late neo-Gothic church with tower and roof turret,

Roman Catholic Church of St. Anthony Abbot. Brick building dating from the time when the church was elevated from chapel to parish church, 1477. Restored in 1834, restored, renovated and expanded in 1930-'31 by architect HC van de Leur. The following are still medieval of the church building: four bays of the nave and the tower. The nave is single-aisled and covered by cross vaults; the tower consists of three sections, the lower of which is set with lesenes and a pointed arch niche and sound holes at the top; octagonal spire. In the church an oak pulpit with steps and sounding board, first half of the 18th century. Two-manual organ by J. Vollebregt and Son from 1855.

In 1904, the Waterstaat church was demolished to make way for a new neo-Gothic church that had been built just north of the Waterstaat church. This church was designed by Caspar Franssen. It is a neo-Gothic cruciform basilica with a crossing tower and a high entrance tower with four sections. Its colourful neo-Gothic interior has been particularly well preserved. The church contains a Pieta by the Den Bosch artist Van de Ven, who died suddenly when it was installed. When swine fever broke out in 1997, a special mass was celebrated in this church, after which various pig farmers maintained a devotion to St. Anthony Abbot.

Roman Catholic Church from 1925, dedicated to St. Anthony Abbot, designed by architect ir. F. Franssen. The church is located on the corner with the Heytmorgen. The Traditionalist architecture with Neo-Romanesque elements is partly based on early Christian architecture.