De Krijtberg

Amsterdam, Netherlands

De Krijtberg Kerk is a Roman Catholic church designed by Alfred Tepe and opened in 1883. The church is dedicated to St Francis Xavier and is one of the rectorates within the Roman Catholic parish of St Nicholas, and is recognised by its two pointed towers. Since 1654 it has been a Jesuit church and services there are in a variety of styles.

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Founded: 1883
Category: Religious sites in Netherlands

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Teresa Dias Costa (5 months ago)
Free tours to a lovely place I have been going to this church for a while now, and I love it’s ambience. A group of volunteers offers free tours each afternoon except for Wednesdays and sundays.
John Asgian (7 months ago)
I was extremely fortunate to meet and be given a tour by a lay women named Teresa. Her knowledge, presentation and personality were amazing. God bless people like this who remind us of the richness of faith. Any faith! The Catholic Church needs to give women like this their rightful place if the RC Church wants to be relevant in the 21st Century Europe and North America.
Soren MN (12 months ago)
This might be the most beautiful church I’ve been to in Amsterdam. Free to enter, and nice to sit here while contemplating life. ;)
Melissa (12 months ago)
Attended mass while on holiday. Awesome to experience latin and dutch language, although i dont speak either was still able to follow the mass format and respond accordingly. The gregorian chant choir and organ playing was beautiful.
Michel Khoury (14 months ago)
It is such a great design externally and internally. The priests are kind. The psalms and the prayers are very calming and good for meditation.
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