The Sint-Willibrorduskerk in Kloosterburen is a neo-Gothic church building, designed by PJH Cuypers. The church replaced an earlier Catholic church from 1842, which soon proved to be too small. The church was built by the parish itself.
Kloosterburen has been a Roman Catholic enclave for centuries in the predominantly Calvinist Groningen. Only the heavy saddle roof tower from 1685 is owned by the Oude Groninger Kerken Foundation. Inside the tower there is a clock cast by Geert van Wou in 1501, probably from the tower of the church in Groningen.
This three-sided closed 19th century hall church replaced its medieval predecessor. The top of the 15th century tower fell in 1815 and was replaced. Inside we see a printed wooden barrel vault and some beautiful tombstones, including one form 1498 with a copper shield.
Neo-Gothic church with tower. The tower was rebuilt in 1912.
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