In 1877, Nicolas Adames, the first Bishop of Luxembourg, consecrated the church, which was dedicated to Saint Denis. By the middle of the 20th century, the vaulting had become dilapidated and was replaced by a ceiling of wooden beams. At the same time the wall paintings were removed.
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The current church was constructed in 1758 by Jean-Georges Knaus in a rural Baroque style, and dedicated in 1767, by the auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Jean-Nicolas de Hontheim. In 1874, the sanctuary was enlarged on the chancel side.
The present nave of the church was built in the 16th century as a hall church. The fresco paintings date back to the corresponding building periods. The three-sided apse dates from the 18th century. The three-sided apse dates from the 18th century, as does the entrance portal, which bears the date 1750. They were rediscovered in 1952 during extensive restoration work.
The Church of Saint-Roch, in the historicist style, dates to 1862. The baroque furnishings produced in 1729 by the sculptor Jean-Georges Scholtus were removed in the 1970s in conjunction with the Liturgical Reform. From 2001 on, the artist Uli Lindow from Husum (Germany) strove with success to give the space a more welcoming aspect with the creation of new stained-glass windows, contemporary liturgical furniture in oak and a striking set of Stations of the Cross.
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