St. Peter's Basilica (Boxmeer)
The St. Peter Basilica ( Dutch Sint-Petrusbasiliek ) is a Roman Catholic church in Boxmeer , Netherlands . The church is consecrated to Saints Peter and Paul . The church, which belongs to the diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch, bears the title of a minor basilica , and some furnishings are protected as Rijksmonument . On the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the Boxmeerse Vaart blood procession , the church was elevated to a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II . The proclamation was made on June 25, 2000 by Bishop Antonius Hurkmans . c
history
The history of the church goes back to the year 1000. This makes the church the oldest parish in the area around Cuijk . At that time the Petruskirche was a single-nave, Romanesque hall church with a tower and a closed choir. It was later replaced by a brick Gothic church known for its beautiful reticulated vaults. Around 1870 this church was enlarged in the neo-Gothic style. In 1944 this church building was destroyed by the violence of the war; the remains of it were accidentally demolished in 1946.
The present church was built as a cruciform church in neo-Gothic style based on a design by the architect Hendrik Willem Valk . The steeple of the brick church stands at the southwest end of the building on the street front, the choir is closed with a three-sided apse . In 1952 the church was solemnly consecrated by Bishop Wilhelmus Pieter Adrian Maria Mutsaerts of the diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Furnishing
For the church furnishings , preserved elements from the previous churches were used, in the crypt one can also find remains of the former Romanesque and late Gothic churches, such as the marble grave for Count Oswald III. van den Bergh and his wife, created in 1741 by Johann Baptist Xavery .
On the tower side is the oak wood choir loft by Jan Werkens from Venray from 1634. This Renaissance carving is the only one in North Brabant. Above the gallery is the carved organ front from the second half of the 17th century, the organ with 28 registers was built into the existing case by the local organ builder J. Winkels & Zn. Verschueren in 1959 .
On the balustrade there are late Gothic statues such as Sebastian, Jakobus the Elder. Ä., Jacobus d. J. and Antonius Abbas. Both Jakobs sculptures are by Heinrich Douvermann from the beginning of the 16th century. There is also a Pieta from the 16th century, a statue of the Virgin Mary with her mother Anna from the 16th century, a statue of Saint Cornelius from the 15th century and a statue of the Virgin Mary from the 15th century. The modern stained glass windows are by Eugène Laudy, in the Blood Chapel you can see windows by Luc van Hoek.
The Maria bell was cast around 1410, Peter was cast by Jan van Venlo in 1448 , and Jhesus in the same year .
Web links
- Parish website (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ^ Basiliek van de HH Petrus en Paulus on gcatholic.org
- ↑ a b Kerk van St. Petrus on monument register
- ^ A b c Basilica of St. Peter on the parish side
- ↑ Boxmeer, St. Petrusbasiliek on orgelsite.nl
Coordinates: 51 ° 38 ′ 49.2 " N , 5 ° 57 ′ 10.6" E