Hilaard, NL

Johannes de Doperkerk

Reformed Church, tower and churchyard. Gothic single-nave church building with tower whose saddle roof is set between inward and outward curved gables. In the church marble epitaph for Hobbe van Aylva and numerous tombstones; simple pulpit. Two-manual organ, made around 1880 by L. van Dam and Sons. Bell tower with the sound of two bells, one by Hermanus, 1392?, diam. 79 cm. and one by H. Falck, 1618, diam. 99 cm. Mechanical tower clock Gebr. van Bergen, Midwolda, 1917, later provided with electric winding.

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Heilige Maria en St. Paulus van Thebe

Built as a Reformed Church in 1888. Interesting hall church without tower. Out of use 1984. Since 2000 this church has been the home of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Friesland. This community was a daughter community of the one in Amsterdam. But since 10 October 2008 it has formed its own independent community. There are approximately 7000 Copts (orthodox Christians, originating from Egypt) in the Netherlands. There are Coptic Orthodox churches in Amsterdam, Assen, Eindhoven, Enschede, The Hague, Hilaard and Utrecht. (61-09)

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St Margaret Church

On top of the mound is the Sint Margarethakerk in Boksum. The church, dating from the twelfth century, has a beautiful Protestant design, with men's benches. A sandstone sarcophagus is built into the floor.

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Maria Church

The Maria church in Blessum dates from the thirteenth century but the tower is from a later date. The church is best known for its two special text signs from 1657. One of them contains the Ten Commandments and the other mentions the Battle of Boksum.

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