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Nederland - Ootmarsum, H.H. Simon en Judaskerk

The H.H. Simon en Judaskerk (H.H. Simon and Jude Church) is a Roman Catholic, dedicated to the Apostles Simon and Jude Thaddaeus. The church is the only example in Westphalian Romanogothic style in The Netherlands. Although already mentioned in 1162, it largely dates from the 13th century.

In 1491-1492 a new late-Gothic choir was added, followed by a second transept east of the old one. Except for one window above the south portal, all windows have been enlarged. The entire church is built of Bentheimer stone.

From 1626 until 1809 the church was used by the Protestants. In that year King Lodewijk assigned the church building to Roman Catholics, as the Protestant congregation was much smaller. When it was returned to the Catholics, it was in a bad state. The original Romanesque tower was replaced by a new facade and a small wooden tower in 1842.
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43 comments

Joe, Son of the Rock said:

Beautiful architecture. I love the angle from which you have taken the shot. I hope you have a great new week. All the best, Joe
13 months ago

grobi358 said:

Ja! Ich habe sie entdeckt! HBM Jaap ;))
13 months ago ( translate )

Rosalyn Hilborne said:

I love the old building and the beautiful newer tower Jaap. The night shots are so beautiful.
Have a good new week.
13 months ago

Reginhart said:

Very interesting mixture of styles. If I get it right the window in the center of the building is still romanic style. We have got a similar mixture in the old church at the Corvey monastry near Höxter.
13 months ago

Jaap van 't Veen replied to Reginhart:

Visited Corvey last year, but didn;t notice that mixture of styles.
13 months ago

Annemarie said:

beautiful image Jaap

Happy new week:)
13 months ago ( translate )

Reginhart replied to Jaap van 't Veen:

We visited a concert in the church and while waiting for admission I saw that the Windows of the bell tower were romanic while those of the nave were gothic.
13 months ago

Patrick Brandy said:

Belle prise de vue de cette superbe architecture merci pour l'info bonne journée.
13 months ago ( translate )

Heide said:

Beautiful images, Jaap
13 months ago ( translate )

Madeleine Defawes said:

Superbe image de cette église romane !
Bonne semaine. Amitiés
13 months ago ( translate )

gezginruh said:

The night shots are wonderful!
Have a great new week,Jaap!

Best greetings
Füsun
13 months ago

Fred Fouarge said:

(HBM) Jaap
13 months ago ( translate )

tiabunna said:

Those night shots are very impressive, Jaap. HBM and have a good week.
13 months ago

Roger (Grisly) said:

Looks impressive in the night images Jaap
HBM and a good week
13 months ago

J.Garcia said:

Very original facade!
PIP(s) are also very impressive!
Great images and information, Jaap!
13 months ago ( translate )