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The Maria Hemelvaartkerk (Church of Assumption of Mary) in Aardenburg was built in 1851. The original three-sided closed choir was replaced in 1927 by a choir and transept and crossing dome designed by JHH van Groenendael

The pilgrimage church of Maria Hilf was founded in 1984 as a chapel of the Capuchin monastery of Neumarkt. Due to the popularity of the chapel as a pilgrimage destination, a baroque church was built on the site from 1718 to 1727, its tower was completed later in 1757. After a period of decline in the 19th century due to the departure of the Capuchins in 1802, the church was restored as a place of pilgrimage by the Carmelites who founded a monastery nearby in 1907.

Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Gothic church with 15th century tower and early 16th century basilica nave, to which a transept and a three-sided closed choir were added in 1892-1893 by architect C. Franssen from Roermond. The net vaults in the old nave also date from that period. The tower has diagonal buttresses, a polygonal staircase tower at the south-east corner, and consists of three sections, of which the two lowest are filled with niches, the third with coupled sound holes in two rows above each other.

At the end of the 19th century, the village was repeatedly hit by floods. Even the church was flooded. In the year 1892 the building was enlarged by the construction of a new transept and the present choir. The baptistery was added in 1937 on the occasion of the silver festival of priests of pastor van de Kamp.

Maria Regina Martyrum is a Roman Catholic built in 1960-1963. The church was conceived as a tribute to the martyrs of the freedom of belief and conscience of the years 1933-1945. It is located near the place of execution of Nazi resistance fighters and opponents in Plötzensee prison, today the memorial Gedenkstätte Plötzensee.

The Maria-und-Martha-Kirche was first mentioned in 1359 in what is now Steinstraße. In 1382, its name appears in connection with a Maria-Martha hospital. The hospital and the church were destroyed by fire several times, in 1488, 1620 and 1686. During the strong growth of the city towards the east from about 1870, the old church was demolished and it was decided to build a new one. Between 1888 and 1891, the new Maria-und-Martha-Kirche was built as a catechism and garrison church in neo-Gothic style according to the plans of the Dresden architect Christian Schramm.

The pilgrimage church Mariahilf in Passau was built in 1624-1627 and houses a painting of the Virgin Mary, made in 1620 by the artist Pius of Passau. When Vienna was besieged by the Turks in 1683, Leopold I fled to Passau. The imperial couple prayed daily for victory over the Turks in front of the painting. After the Turkish defeat in Vienna, the Mariahilf of Passau became an icon of the Habsburg monarchy.

St. Anton am Arlberg Church, also known as "Mariahilf" is a Baroque church dedicated in 1698. After the old church had become too small, an extension was made in 1932 with the addition of a second lower tower, and the old nave became a choir.

Remnant of a three-aisled cruciform church completed in 1499. Restored after a fire in 1632, in which the crossing tower collapsed, which was replaced by a new one against the west facade. After the second fire in 1799, only the nave was restored and by demolishing the arches and pillars it was combined into one space. Restoration completed in 1807; tower restored in 1817. Of the Gothic choir only the north facade with part of the closure remains. On the north side of the nave a hard stone portal with pediment, in which coat of arms and attachment, crowned by ornamental vases in Louis XVI style. 1794. Next to this portal in the church wall a stone with Gothic inscription, which shows that the church was completed in 1409. Mechanical tower clock, B. Eijsbouts, 1912, has been decommissioned.

The Mariakerk in Mantgum was built around 1500 to replace an earlier basilica from the 12th or 13th century. It is listed as a National monument of the Netherlands.