Donatus Church

The history of this building, one of the oldest churches in the north of the country, is visible in the side walls, the transept of the monastery and the 13th century brick choir.

About this building

The interior has a wooden ceiling in the nave and in the transept, while the choir is covered with a dome vault with painted brick patterns.

In the interior are murals from the fifteenth century, including that of St. Ursula. The 17th century pulpit is the only remaining piece of old furniture. The rest was lost in a fire in 1957. However, there are still remains of a 14-century stone doksaal. The Groninger painter Henk Helmantel has painted a reconstruction of this. Under the choir is a 16th century burial cellar.

 

Other nearby buildings

Church in a graveyard

Maria Church

The St. Mary's Church is one of the oldest Romanesque churches in Groningen. According to dendrochronological (dating of tree rings) research of the oak wood, the church dates back to around 1237. The monastic mounds and remnants of a Norman gate are witnesses of this age.

12th century bricks church

Eenum Church

One of the oldest brick churches is in Ommelanden: the church was built in the late 12th century. It is Romanesque in origin but was partly renovated in the 19th century: the semi-circular apse was replaced by a flat wall. Inside there is a pulpit from 1654.

Brick church in a park

Wirdum Church

"When you marry in Wirdum, you will marry in the middle of the green, the peace and the space. No crowds and noises, here you can hear the birds and you can really enjoy the church organ."