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Chapel next to St Matthijs - Maastricht
Chapel next to St Matthijs
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Churches: Church of the Patron Saint of Maastricht
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    • gkitzmil
  • By gkitzmil on February 20, 2005
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    • St. Servatius ON E VIEW - Maastricht
    St. Servatius ON E VIEW
    by gkitzmil
    Saint Servaas or Servatius would not recognize the Roman City where he moved and died about 384 AD. Servaas lived in the Roman colony here but had served the Church in Tongers (now Belgium but then also a Roman colony).

    After the death of Servatius a wooden place of worship was built on his grave. The church was built and destroyed over the years. However a major foundation of the current basilica was a church built in 1039. The church was changed over the years until in 1798 with the Frech Revolution the church became a warehouse for the army.

    The present church was restored in 1858, then 1955, and from 1981 - 93.

    You can tour the church and the church museaum ("treasury") for 3.50 Euros (2005)

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  • Address: 'Keizer Karelplein' entrance
  • Directions: Once you reach the Vrijthof or central square of Maastricht, go to the northwest corner and down the street to the Keizer Karel Plein (or 'square') which is at the rear of the part of the church most people see.
  • Website: http://www.sintservaas.nl/english/index24.html
  • Other Contact: open 10 - 5, Sun. 12:30 - 5
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    Churches: St Matthijs Church
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    • Imaniac
  • Updated By Imaniac on February 17, 2004
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    • Chapel next to St Matthijs - Maastricht
    Chapel next to St Matthijs
    by Imaniac
    If you walk around the market square you will notice this church. I was always atrackted to it because it is in the middle of a block of houses. The church was built in 1356 and was a protestant church from teh 17th to the 19th century. Right next to the church is a small chapel where you can say your prayers and light a candle.

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  • Address: Boschstraat
  • Phone: +31433213303
  • Directions: Go to the market square and walk along the road where the statue with the eternal flame is.
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    Churches: Kruisherenklooster
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    • OlafS
  • Updated By OlafS on September 2, 2005
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    • Maastricht: Kruisherenklooster - Maastricht
    Maastricht: Kruisherenklooster
    by OlafS
    I strongly recommend you to find for this one, as it's just outside the centre and you possibly will not bump into it by coincidence. Medieval monasteries in the Netherlands are extremely rare, especially in complete form and especially in cities. The former Kruisherenklooster has survived many centuries and is in a remarkably complete state. The complex forms a square around a courtyard, with the actual monastery forming three of its sides, and the monastery-church at the fourth side. The complex recently became a hotel. An expensive one.

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    Churches: Sint Matthias
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  • By Cristian_Uluru on July 28, 2009
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    • Sint Matthias - Maastricht
    Sint Matthias
    by Cristian_Uluru
    The church of Sint Matthias (Church of St. Matthias, in English) is located on the north side of the markt. It was built at the end of the 14th century to expenses of the guild of the weavers. The facade was built in style Gothic Flamboyant.

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  • Address: Markt
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    Churches: St. Martinus church
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    • OlafS
  • Updated By OlafS on February 26, 2003
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    • Maastricht: St. Martinus church - Maastricht
    Maastricht: St. Martinus
    church
    by OlafS
    This is a nice neo-Gothic church, an early work of famous architect P.J.H. Cuypers. It was built in 1856-1858 and stands on the east-side of the river Maas, in a part of the town called Wijck.

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    Churches: Nood kist
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  • By ger4444 on April 22, 2009
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    • Churches - Maastricht
    by ger4444
    In times of disaster, war, bad harvest, the nood kist (emergency “ box” ) was carried around the town, passing by all churches. This happened for the fisrt time in 1409. The box dates form the 12 th century, is wood and copper, and decorated. It carries relics. Pieces of clothes Servaas woar. The nood kist can be found in the treasure room of the St Servaas church, and is still carried around town during the Heiligdomsvaard, a procession held each 7 years. The decorations of the nood kist depict the Final Judgement, it shows Jezus, on his trown. At the sides, twice 6 apostles are depicted. The ornaments on top of the “ roof” depict the execution of the Final Judgement: survivors are depicted. Angels are also to be seen, they guared Jezus’s grave tomb. The left roof shows the damned, whereas angles take off their baptising clothes. The closing side of the box shows St Servaas who receives the cloth of eternal life

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    Churches: Sint Servaas Basilica
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  • By bambino36 on November 17, 2004
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    • Sint Servaas Basilica, Maastricht - Maastricht
    Sint Servaas Basilica,
    Maastricht
    by bambino36
    Located at the Vrijthof, which is the city's main square, the basilica was inaugurated during the 11th century, after several changes made since the year 550 AD

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  • Website: www.sintservaas.nl
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    Churches: Dominican's church
    OlafS
  • Updated By OlafS on November 21, 2003
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    • Maastricht: Dominicanenkerk - Maastricht
    Maastricht:
    Dominicanenkerk
    by OlafS
    Maastricht is a marvelous place. However, the centre has an extremely ugly part. It's a big building which is way too modern and much too large and that used to be a museum but is now a shopping-centre. Behind it is the former Dominicans church, a church in Gothic style from the 13th century and one of the oldest Gothic churches of The Netherlands. Such a nice building, shame about its environment. It is now a guarded bicycle parking but during two of my previous visits there was an exhibition of snakes, spiders and other creepy creatures.

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    Churches: Augustinian church
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  • Updated By OlafS on June 27, 2003
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    • Maastricht: Augustinian church - Maastricht
    Maastricht: Augustinian
    church
    by OlafS
    One of only a very few churches in the Netherlands that were built in the Baroque style is the Augustijnenkerk (Church of the Augustinians) from 1661. It is no longer in use as a church, and now serves a famous local choir as a rehearsal-room.

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    Churches: Heilig Hart church
    OlafS
  • Updated By OlafS on April 9, 2003
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    • Maastricht: Heilig Hart church - Maastricht
    Maastricht: Heilig Hart church
    by OlafS
    One of the first things to strike anyone entering the city by train is the impressive dome of this relatively recent church, which is located just behind the station. It's the Heilig-Hartkerk ('Church of the Sacred Heart') from ca. 1920. Unusual for that time, it's mostly built out of concrete and then covered with natural stone, and was the subject of much criticism. Two towers that were in the original plan were never built.

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