Church of St. Denis (Liège)

Church of St. Denis
Collégiale Saint-Denis en Liège

Jan Weissenbruch, The Church of St. Denis in Liège (about 1850-1860)
Church of St. Denis
50°38′34.57″N 5°34′28.51″E / 50.6429361°N 5.5745861°E / 50.6429361; 5.5745861Coordinates: 50°38′34.57″N 5°34′28.51″E / 50.6429361°N 5.5745861°E / 50.6429361; 5.5745861
Location Place Saint-Denis, Liège
Country Belgium
Denomination Catholic Church
Website www.upsl.be/communautes/paroissiales/saint-denis/
History
Founded 978
Founder(s) Notker of Liège
Consecrated 12 March 990
Architecture
Functional status parish church
Heritage designation Patrimoine exceptionnel
Designated 1936
Style Romanesque
Administration
Parish Unité pastorale Saint-Lambert
Diocese Diocese of Liège
Clergy
Bishop(s) Jean-Pierre Delville

The Church of St. Denis in Liège, Belgium, is a former fortified collegiate church, founded by Notker of Liège in 987 and first consecrated on 12 March 990.[1] The tower was added around 1100. The church has since 1936 been registered as a listed building, and is currently listed as "exceptional heritage" of Wallonia.[2]

History

The collegiate church was suppressed in 1797, but the building was taken into use as a parish church in 1803.[3]

References

  1. Theodose Bouille, Histoire de la ville et pays de Liege, vol. 1 (Liège, 1725), p. 75.
  2. Heritage listing accessed 22 Feb. 2015.
  3. Heritage listing accessed 22 Feb. 2015.
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