Limbricht
(L): old St. Salvius
A little outside the village of Limbricht, close to the castle, is
where the old church stands. It was closed when the new church
elsewhere in the village, started in 1922, was opened.
The church has two aisles, both are about equally high and wide. The
oldest part of the church is the northern aisle, especially the lower
half of the northern wall, which dates from the 11th century and was
built of stones from the river Maas. The choir has a few
fragments from the same century, but is largely from ca. 1250 and in
late-Romanesque style. Inside are some murals from the same period,
which are probably the oldest in The Netherlands. The tower was built
in ca. 1458 and originally stood next to the church. In the first
quarter of the 16th century the southern aisle was built and
the facade renewed. In 1651 both aisles were heightened and given
stepped gables at the east end. In 1953-1954 F.P.J. Peutz
restored the church and removed the sacristy and portal, both of which were
not original.
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