Saint Laurent, Grevenmacher

The new village church of Roodt an der Syr is one of the youngest sacral buildings in Luxembourg. The foundation stone was laid in 1976 on the garden grounds of the Schmit siblings, and the completed church was consecrated on October 8, 1978. The bell tower stands separate from the church building and seems to go to the visitors by a few steps.

The present building was constructed from 1771-1773 in line with the architectural plans of Paul Mungenast of Echternach, based on the model of the old collegiate church of St. Paulinus in Trier. The paintings are by Ignaz Millim, an immigrant from Moravia. They have been restored several times. The church houses a collection unique in Luxembourg of memorial plaques, commemorating the Lords of Linster.

The renewal of the Catholic Church after the Council of Trent (1545-1563) resulted in the revival or creation of numerous small pilgrimages, in particular in honour of the Virgin Mary. Thus in 1654 the priest Petrus Fisch built a Marian chapel at the town gates. In a perspective-effect niche behind the main altar, a Pièta reflects the many sufferings that the population underwent in the 17th century. The veneration of the Passion and the Guardian Angel, portrayed in a number of significant works of art, was also widespread in this era.