St. Quintinus Cathedral
The St. Quintinus Cathedral in Hasselt is the episcopal church of the Catholic diocese of Hasselt , which was established in 1967 and comprises the Belgian province of Limburg . The church bears the patronage of St. Quintin ( Dutch also Sint-Kwinten ).
History and architecture
A Quintinus patronage can be traced back to the 7th century on the site of today's city and cathedral of Hasselt. Around 1100 the parish was raised to a Romanesque parish church . Only the substructure of the tower is preserved from her; the bell storey was built around 1250 in the early Gothic style, the tower dome in the 18th century.
From 1406 the entire church was rebuilt except for the tower. As materials, stone and brick were combined. In the second half of the 15th century, St. Quintin was completed with the ambulatory and the chapels of both aisles, which were later converted into quasi-aisles themselves. Since then it has been a three- or five-aisled vaulted basilica with transept , long choir and round apse with ambulatory in high Gothic shapes.
Furnishing
The interior has an effect due to its clear proportions with economical architectural decoration. It contains paintings and sculptures from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries - an iconoclasm of 1567 had destroyed the older equipment - a Renaissance - choir stalls from 1549 and a rood screen in Louis XVI style.
organ
The organ of the cathedral was built in its present form by the organ builder Binvignat & Houdtappel in 1783. The instrument contains pipe material from the predecessor instrument by Nicolaas Niehoff from 1593. The organ has 34 stops on three manuals and a pedal. The Echowerk is designed as a treble work. The actions are mechanical.
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Individual evidence
Web links
- History and Architecture (Dutch)
Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ′ 47.5 " N , 5 ° 20 ′ 19.7" E