On 18 August 1932, the tender for this church with rectory took place. The architect was Ir. JGC Franssen from Roermond and the contractor was the firm L. Everaerts from Horst. Due to the dry autumn, construction proceeded smoothly and the official laying of the foundation stone could take place on Easter Monday 17 April 1933. On 22 October 1933, the official establishment of the rectory was announced by an Episcopal letter. The boundaries of the rectory were established here.
Replaced the medieval predecessor destroyed in the Second World War. Large three-aisled hall church with atrium (forecourt), projecting transept and large tower at the side of the choir, provided with a slender openwork, octagonal superstructure. The choir is crowned externally by a lower round tower with spire. Internally provided with a concrete skeleton (pillars, vaults), thus innovative in Romanesque church construction in the 1950s. Highlight in the late oeuvre of AJN Boosten, completed shortly after his death (1951), in freely conceived traditionalist forms, influenced by Romanesque and early Christian architecture. Important modern glazing from the construction period by G. Franssen and J. ten Horn. Also important medieval INVENTORY including: late Gothic holy water font of bluestone; the shutters of a South Netherlandish triptych, 16th century, a series of late Gothic wooden statues, of which the most remarkable are a St. Agnes and a St. Catherine; paintings, some of which originated from and were brought to safety in October 1944 from the previous church, which was destroyed later that year.
A hall church from 1899-1900. In 1907 the nave was partly demolished again to expand the church by adding side aisles along the nave. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.
Tower from 1514. Church in neo-Gothic style renovated and expanded to a design by PJH Cuypers, 1877 until renovation in 1880. On October 21, 1944, the first grenades hit, hitting the leaning spire and creating a large hole. On Wednesday, November 22, 1944, the occupiers blew up the church tower. The tower fell on the old town hall and completely destroyed it. The tower was completely destroyed, the vaults of the church had collapsed, several pillars were completely destroyed, the outer walls were crooked, two-thirds of the roof had disappeared and the rest was badly damaged. The beautiful new organ, the confessionals, pews, Stations of the Cross and statues were crushed. After the war, it was decided to demolish the remains of the church.
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