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Newman University Church is a Catholic church in Dublin, built in 1855-56. It was founded by John Henry Newman for the newly established Catholic University of Ireland, and designed in a neo-Byzantine style, due to the architect's aversion to Gothic architecture. The interior is richly decorated with marble and serpentine from many parts of Ireland.

St Patrick's and St Colman's Cathedral is the Catholic cathedral of Newry, built between 1825 and 1829. The former Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer in Dromore, reclaimed by the Anglicans, was burnt down during the Irish Rebellion of 1641, and rebuilt by Bishop Taylor 20 years later; the Catholic cathedral was then built. The cathedral, however, was moved 200 years earlier to Newry, the largest town in County Down, and strategically located at the end of Carlingford Lough.

Nicastro Cathedral was built in the Byzantine period in an unknown place. In 1100, Countess Eremburga, niece of Robert Guiscard, built a new cathedral dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, majestic and in Romanesque style. This building collapsed in the earthquake of 1638, and in 1640 Bishop Giovan Tommaso Perrone began building a new cathedral on the present site. At the end of the 19th century, the 17th-century facade completely lost its architectural character, and the facade was modified again in 1925, resuming its current design. In 1935, the maiolica-covered dome was raised and in the middle of the 20th century, the present staircase was built.

The Nicholas Church of Koarnjum was built in 1873, replacing a dilapidated early medieval church. In the choir of the church are three signs with the ten commandments, the creed and Our Father, all from the previous church. The tomb of the young philosopher David van Goorle (1591-1612) is found in the aisle.

The Nicolaaskerk in Schalsum is particularly special because of the color scheme in the interior. The color scheme of soft pink and soft yellow surprises many visitors. The church is a landmark in Schalsum.

The Nicolaaskerk in Swichum was originally dedicated to Nicholas of Myra. The church stands on a mound that was largely excavated at the beginning of the twentieth century. It has beautiful round windows, a piscina, a hagioscope and a hidden gate.

This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Reformed Church. Late Gothic church with narrower three-sided closed choir and a wooden tower on the west facade. Extensively restored in 1657-'58 after fire in the Eighty Years' War. Gravestone floor. Pulpit, 1658. Baptismal fence and benches, 17th century. Two copper lecterns (17th century and 1792), two copper baptismal arches, 18th century. Organ with main work and upper work, built in 1838 by J. Batz and Co. for the Mennonite Church Oostzijde in Zaandam. Restored in 1968 and placed in Krommenie. Mennonite pew, 17th century, ship model, 19th century. Bell tower with bell by Rodolphus de Montigny, 1396, diam. 101.7 cm.

Reformed church on walled churchyard. The church consists of a single-aisled nave and a vaulted straight-closed choir, of which the closing wall has three closed windows and niches in the top. In the church pulpit with steps and sounding board, copper hourglass holder and candle holder and coat rack board; baptismal fence, all 18th century. Three covered gentlemen's pews. One pew with a swung rear bulkhead, all other pews with knobs and panelling. Organ balustrade and organ from 1770, made by AA Hinsz. Some 17th and 18th century tombstones.

Reformed church with tower. Four-bay long and five-sided closed Gothic church building covered by net vaults, with a heavy brick tower with a brick spire that is at least a century older; the entrance only on the east side. On the north side of the church entrance portal from 1713. A stone was found in the churchyard with the name of the first minister and the year 1606. Baptismal font, dated 1324. Bell tower with bell by M. Fremy and A. van Bergen en Zonen, H. van Bergen and C. Fremy, 1812, diam. 118.5 cm. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.