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This is one of several clandestine “secret” churches established after the Calvanist coup or the so-called Alteration in 1578. The Calvanists were a fanatical Protestant movement who roamed from city to city under the nickname geuzen (beggars), mudering priests, nuns & Catholic sympathisers smashing papist idolatry in churches. Catholics were forced to worship in these clandestine churches.
Jan Hartman & his family bought 3 adjacent buildings with his family living on the ground floor of the canal side, he had the loft converted into this secret church. Much of the construction is suspended from the roof. The Baroque alter is seldom used nowdays as it is rather delicate. There is a beautiful organ in the church & its workings can be seen under the gallery floor. There is a room dedicated to the Miracle of Amsterdam which took place on the night of 15 March 1345 at a house on Klaverstreet where the vomit of a man with the sacramental last rites was thrown into the fire & it did not burn. The wafer was kept at the Oude Kerk for safekeeping & then lost only to be rediscovered at the sick mans house.
Today it is still used for special masses, weddings & concerts. There is a tiny room halfway up the stairs which is thought to be the chaplain’s bedroom. I really enjoyed my visit here, well worth a visit & lots to see
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Inside this, at first glance, an ordinary canal house (original house dates from 16th century), you can find this museum. The building consists from two smaller houses.
It was bought in 1661 by Jan Hartmann and was rebuilt and used as a canal house to live in (most of that we can see now, when visiting the museum), with a catholic home church for his son, who studied for a priest. First is called this small church ‘het Hert’, but in the 19th century it is renamed to Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder ("Our Lord in the Attic"). It was a hidden church of which after the Alteration 1578 there were many in Amsterdam. Leave a Comment Phone: +31-20-6246604Directions: On the edge of the Red Light DistrictWebsite: http://www.museumamstelkring.nl Other Contact: E-mail:info@museumamstelkring.nl
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This was the last thing I had time for before going to the airport.
It looks like a house on the outside but is a Catholics church on the inside.
This hidden church 'in the attic' was built during the Reformation, when Catholics were forbidden to hold public services.
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Inside the house, you can also see how a rich merchant lived during the 17th century. The museum also have special exhibitions from time to time.
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 Our Lord in the Attic
Museum - Amsterdam by pieter_jan_v,
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The "Our Lord in the attic" Museum a.k.a. Museum Amstelkring Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder is one of the oldest Amsterdam museums. Behind what looks an average canal house, a hidden church is located. This church in the attic was built during the Reformation, when Catholics were forbidden to hold public services.
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Mo - Sa: 10AM - 5PM
Su: 1PM - 5Pm
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 Our Lord in the Attic by Rachael71
During the 17th century, Catholics were not permitted to practice their faith in public. A wealthy merchant bought three town houses and knocked the attics through to make one large room, which he then converted into an ornate Catholic church - complete with organ! The authorities must have been aware of the church, as it seats quite a number of people and the organ must have created quite a noise, but I guess they turned a blind eye - another example of Dutch tolerance. The church has not been used regularly since the late nineteenth century, although weddings do occasionally take place there.
The church is the main attraction of the house, but the museum also preserves a number of rooms as they would have been in the 17th century, such as the bedrooms, kitchens and living rooms. It's really interesting to see how the wealthy would have lived in Amsterdam at that time - I wonder what they would make of their street if they could come back and see it now? Leave a Comment
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 Amstelkring Museum by kenbac
Following the Alteration when Protestantism took over from Catholicism, there followed a period when Catholic Churches were forbidden. Wealthy merchants gradually placed catholic Churches in the attics of their houses. Eventually there were many such churches throughout Amsterdam. When the restriction on catholic Churches was removed, they became obsolete and disappeared.
This one remains as a museum.
It is, however, still a Ctholic Chuhch and an active place of worship.
It is a popular venue for weddings.
It is really very interesting Leave a Comment Directions: A few minutes walk from the dam, the Damrak, or the Central Station. Yes, it is in the middle of the Red Light District.Website: http://www.museumamstelkring.nl/
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