Church of Saint John the Baptist (Pijnacker)

H. Joannes de Dooperkerk

exterior of the church, September 1968
Basic information
Location Oostlaan 38, Pijnacker,  Netherlands
Geographic coordinates 52°1′14.29″N 4°26′3.55″E / 52.0206361°N 4.4343194°E / 52.0206361; 4.4343194
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Municipality Pijnacker-Nootdorp
Province South Holland
Region s-Gravenhage
Year consecrated 1892
Ecclesiastical or organizational status parish church
Status active use
Heritage designation Rijksmonument 525173
Leadership Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam
Website http://www.rk-pijnacker.nl/
Architect(s) Adrianus Bleijs
Architectural style neo-Roman
Groundbreaking 1891
Completed 1892
Specifications
Direction of façade west
Spire(s) one
Spire height 181 feet
Materials brick

The church of Saint John the Baptist (or as written by the parish H. Joannes de Dooper or as a variant in Dutch Sint Johannes de Doper) is a Roman Catholic church in Pijnacker. The church is cruciform and built in the neo-Roman style. It was built in 1892 and at that time was within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem which was later renamed the Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam. When diocesan boundaries were redrawn it became part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam. It is the work of architect, Adrianus Bleijs. The name of the church has several variations. The parish website officially shows it as "H. Joannes de Dooper," (with no "h" and with two "o"s) but others list it as Heilige (or Sint) Johannes de Doper (with an "h" and with only one "o.") Above the entrance door of the church is found a bas-relief showing the baptism of Jesus by John.

The organ was built in 1899 by P.J. Adema and Sons.[1][2]

The church is a registered national monument along with the attached presbytery.[3]

view of the church from the south along the Oostlaan.

See also

  1. Book: "H. Joannes de Dooper - een eeuw rond het kerkgebouw 1892 -1992" (translation: Saint John the Baptist: a century around the church building 1892-1992). The book was published by the parish for its anniversary and gives a history of the building and the people of the parish with pictures of the pastors, as well as photos and stories of many of the parishioners who went on to be ordained to the priesthood or to religious life to serve the Catholic Church in many parts of the world.[4]

References

  1. Rijksmonument description of the interior of the church
  2. Ed van Aken & Dolf Schuurman: 100 jaar Adema-orgel. R.K. Kerk H. Joannes de Dooper, Pijnacker 1899-1999. Pijnacker, 1999. No ISBN
  3. Monumentenregister Cultureel Erfgoed
  4. J.P. van Geest [et al.]: H. Joannes de Dooper, Pijnacker. Een eeuw rond het kerkgebouw 1892 -1992. Pijnacker, Parochie St. Joannes de Dooper, 1992. ISBN 9090046542
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