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The church of St. Laurentius was donated by Prince-Bishop Balderic II of Liège (1007-1018), together with the tithes of Bemelen, to the chapter of Our Lady in Maastricht. This donation was confirmed by Pope Adrian IV in 1157. It was the mother church of the St. Martinus parish in Wijck-Maastricht. Parts of the east wall of the marlstone, unarticulated tower date back to the 12th century, the rest dates from around 1350. The current spire dates from around 1760. The former church was replaced in 1845 by a neoclassical church, probably designed by Mathias Soiron. The church was restored in 1976. Mathias Soiron died in the year the church was built and is buried against the church wall, to the right of the entrance. {Source: [1] }

Built as a new synagogue, replacing earlier Jewish buildings elsewhere in Hengelo (which no longer exist).

Historic monastery church with roof turret in the centre of Deventer. Now the central Roman Catholic parish church of Deventer and its immediate surroundings.

Built to replace an earlier Roman Catholic emergency building, in the Hillegersberg district. Fairly inconspicuously situated, cruciform, reconstruction church, with front facade and low tower, and many interesting details, both outside and inside. This church contains a large series of beautiful, modern, rectangular, stained glass windows. In the context of (here too) "cluster formation" of Roman Catholic parishes and church buildings, this church has been threatened with closure since the early 2010s.

In 1859, the Onze Lieve Vrouw Visitatie church was put into use at the Nieuwe Haven in Schiedam. It was popularly called the Frankelandsekerk after the area (West-Frankeland) in which it was located. In 1892, a Saint Liduina chapel was set up in this church, including a Liduina altar, a gilded reliquary and a statue of Liduina with her angel. In 1931, the church was officially dedicated to Saint Liduina and was called the Liduina church. This church was demolished in 1968, after which the veneration of Saint Liduina was transferred to the Singel church, which was then given the name Roman Catholic Parish of Saint Liduina and Our Lady of the Rosary.

Important Bossche School church, with an interesting history. It replaced an earlier Bossche School church, which partially collapsed in 1968. New church (1972-1973) designed by Nico van der Laan. This was officially blessed on 14 April 1973 by Bishop Mgr. Bluijssen. Interior with murals by the painter Th. Stravinsky (1907-1989). In this second church a new Pels & Van Leeuwen organ from 1972. The church building is now (2012) part of the parish of St. Mary, to which almost all the parish churches of Den Bosch are affiliated. The Sint Lucas church was built in 1972 to a design by architect Nico van der Laan in the style of the Bossche School. The church from 1972 is a replacement for a church building from 1962 on the same site that partially collapsed in 1968 and was subsequently demolished . The St. Lucas Church is designed as a square church and has a square floor plan and a flat roof. On the southeast side of the building there is a freestanding bell tower. The parsonage (northwest side) and parish hall (southwest side) connected by connecting members belong to the old church from 1958 and were incorporated into the 1972 design. Van der Laan was inspired by Stonehenge for the design of the church. On the outside this can be seen in the rhythmic placement of the high windows in the facade, which blurs the boundary between inside and outside. The Stonehenge system has been implemented on the inside of the building. The interior consists of an undivided hall in which three large freestanding wall sections, set up as double pillars, have been placed that indicate the center of the church. These wall sections were inspired by the so-called trilithons that stand in the center of Stonehenge. The trilithons are decorated with paintings by the French-Russian artist Théodore Stravinsky. (1907-1989). The interior is characterized by a modest design and finish. Both the pews and the altar are executed in the Bossche School style, which creates a unity between the interior and the building.

There was an emergency church here. In 1951 it was replaced by the current interesting reconstruction church.

Interbellum church with roof turret in neo-Gothic forms. The church replaced a Gothic church, of which only the freestanding tower remained. It is a simple so-called people's church with a wide nave from the interbellum. The historical tower is on the left behind the current church building.

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

Neo-Gothic church with tower and roof turret. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.