St. Denis' Church

Liège, Belgium

The Church of St. Denis in Liège is a former fortified collegiate church, founded by Notker of Liège in 987 and first consecrated on 12 March 990. The tower was added around 1100. The church has since 1936 been registered as a listed building, and is currently listed as 'exceptional heritage' of Wallonia. The collegiate church was suppressed in 1797, but the building was taken into use as a parish church in 1803.

References:

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Religious sites in Belgium

Address

Rue Donceel 14, Liège, Belgium

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Details

Founded: 987-990 AD
Category: Religious sites in Belgium

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Traffic Tse (4 years ago)
Didn’t have a chance to go in and have a closer look. Just took a few pics from the outside. However, all these stones turned me on and burned me into fires.

BARTOSZ R (4 years ago)
Very beautiful Church. Somehow it managed to avoid to be dominated by one architectural style and maintained an original mix of many.

Shannon Brandao (5 years ago)
In a quiet corner near the center of Liege. Stunning! ?

Jacques Colasse (5 years ago)
Repausant

frederic gb (6 years ago)
Superbe...!! Endroit calme et reposant. A visiter si passage à liège

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