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The church was located at the Vroenhof, for centuries the administrative and ecclesiastical centre of this part of the Maasdal. It is still a central point in the village centre and probably its oldest cultural place. A building complex with administrative centre and court (Vroenhof) was already here in the 12th century. In the 13th and 14th centuries it was the central place of the freedom of Eijsden.

Large neo-Gothic church with high tower (61 m), the highest church tower in Schagen. The now white plastered interior contains, among other things, a baroque Louis XVI pulpit and a neo-Gothic winged altar by FW Mengelberg, as well as a series of colorful stained glass windows in the side aisles and choir. When the then pastor of Schagen, Christophorus Philippona (1877-1887), was appointed building pastor, he was the one who put the church board in contact with the then very well-known architect Alfred Tepe. He had already designed several church buildings, including the well-known Jesuit church "De Krijtberg" in Amsterdam, but also the parish churches of Harlingen and Workum. Tepe designed a beautiful neo-Gothic cruciform basilica for Schagen. On Sunday, May 10, 1881, the old church was officially closed. For the time being, the faithful attended church in a temporary church behind the Roman Catholic primary school. On September 20, 1881, the first pile of the new church was driven. The first stone was laid by the Very Rev. Mr. Ruscheblatt, Dean of Alkmaar, on Tuesday, April 18, 1882. Sunday, October 21, 1883 was a festive day for the Christophorus parish. The church consecration, which was accompanied by many ceremonies, was performed by Mgr. CJM Bottemanne, Bishop of Haarlem.

Cathedral of Saint Christopher. Gothic cruciform basilica with west tower, a transept with three-sided closures and a three-aisled hall choir, 15-16th century; an extended chapel against the southeastern closure side of the transept. Inventory: including Renaissance sacrament altar, 1593; choir stalls, 16th century; pulpit 18th century A; confessionals, 18th century, paintings (including a Descent from the Cross, 16th century, in the style of Jan van Scorel); statues (including Annatrits, 16th century, Christoffel); epitaph of Bishop Angelus d'Ongies by JP Baurscheit from 1705. Churchyard wall and two sets of gate pillars with crowns. Bell tower with chime consisting of a bell by Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock, 1894, diam. 192 cm, and four modern bells.

The Roman Catholic Sint Clemenskerk was built in 1882-1883 to a design by Alfred Tepe, at the time one of the most famous Dutch architects building in the neo-Gothic style. The church, consecrated on 14 June 1883, replaced the barn church built on the Markt in 1802 and demolished in 1882. Architecturally, there are similarities with the churches in Borculo and Winschoten, also designed by Tepe. To the left of the church, there was an associated parsonage until the 1970s.

Interesting neo-Gothic church with tower. Three-aisled cruciform basilica. Three-sided closed transepts and tower with octagonal top section and spire. The tower is a national monument, because of a bell cast in 1490 by Jan van Venlo. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands. Built behind a former, long-lost, barn church from 1823. Relatively simple, but important, village church, characteristic of the early work of architect Weber. In the 1970s drastic (and tasteless) modernization of the interior. In the late 1990s - early 2000s the church and tower were restored. The interior of the church was painted more colorfully. In the mid-2000s, the wooden statues of saints were, after restoration, replaced on either side of the nave. The interior has become a lot more beautiful as a result.

The church was built in the years 1876-1878 according to plans by Joh. Kayser. The choir was replaced in 1935 by a transept and choir section in neo-Gothic style according to plans by Joseph Franssen. In the years 1972-1973 the church was restored and again in 2005-'06.

Charming, relatively small, beautiful neo-Gothic church with roof turret. This church replaced the older Roman Catholic clandestine church on the Ballumerweg in Nes. After a devastating fire in 2013, it was decided relatively quickly and unanimously to rebuild this extremely important, unique church.

Roman Catholic Church of St. Clement. 15th century Gothic church, partly renovated after a fire in 1612, consisting of a three-sided closed choir, transept, three-aisled basilica nave. Internal columns with cabbage leaf capitals and stucco vaults on shanks. TOWER of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Clement. Later raised tower with spire from 1801. Bell frame with bell by H. van Trier, 1587, diam. 78.5 cm.

Heilige Cornelius (Church of St Cornelius) is a Roman Catholic church built in 1862 in a Craftsmanship-Traditional Water Board style designed by P. Soffers. It is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Roman Catholic parish church in Borgharen, situated on the Maas, north of Maastricht. Built to replace a small church from the 16th (?) century. Borgharen has a history as a small pilgrimage site in honour of Saint Cornelius, a martyr from the third century and protector against diseases and overexertion.