Bemmel Theaterchurch

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Bemmel Theaterchurch
Theaterkerk Bemmel
Theaterkerk Bemmel.jpg
Side view of the building
Bemmel Theaterchurch
51°53′33.961″N5°53′50.600″E / 51.89276694°N 5.89738889°E / 51.89276694; 5.89738889
Location Bemmel, Lingewaard
Website Theaterkerk.nl
Architecture
Architect(s) H.J. Wennekers & J. Sluijmer
Style Gothic Revival
Bemmel Theaterchurch

The Bemmel Theaterchurch (Dutch: Theaterkerk Bemmel) is a theater and former Catholic church building in Bemmel, Netherlands. [1]

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History

The church building was built in the period 1872-1873; it was dedicated to Saint Donatus of Arezzo. It was opened in 1873, on August 7: the feast day of Saint Donatus. [2] The building then bore the name 'Holy Donatus Church' (Dutch: Heilige Donatuskerk).

Leadlight church window by Lou Manche (1950) Bemmel - glas-in-loodraam Donatuskerk (1950) van Lou Manche.jpg
Leadlight church window by Lou Manche (1950)

From 2015 to 2016, the church was converted into a multifunctional building with a theater hall, an entrance hall with a bar, and a few smaller rooms. The building was renamed 'Bemmel Theaterchurch' (Dutch: Theaterkerk Bemmel) and was opened in October 2016.

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References

  1. "Theaterkerk". Theaterkerk Bemmel (in Dutch).
  2. "De geschiedenis van de H. Donatuskerk Bemmel". De Levensbron (in Dutch). 2002.