Protestant church of Jorwert

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Protestant church of Jorwert
Saint Radboud’s church
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Church of Jorwert
Protestant church of Jorwert
53°08′45″N5°42′40″E / 53.1458°N 5.7112°E / 53.1458; 5.7112 Coordinates: 53°08′45″N5°42′40″E / 53.1458°N 5.7112°E / 53.1458; 5.7112
History
Dedication Before the Reformation, to Saint Radboud
Specifications
Materials Tuffstone

The Protestant church of Jorwert or Saint Radboud's church [1] is a medieval religious building in Jorwert, Friesland, Netherlands.

It is an early 12th-century Romanesque church with a long round closed choir and a late 12th-century tower. [1] The church is largely built of tuffstone. [1] In 1951 the tower collapsed, soon after it, it was rebuilt. [1] The monumental Pipe organ of the church was built in 1799 by Albertus van Gruisen. [1]

It was originally a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Radboud, but became a Protestant temple after the Protestant Reformation. It is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 8494. [2] The building is located on the Sluytermanwei 4 [3] and is in the care of Stichting Alde Fryske Tsjerken (Old Frisian Churches Foundation). [4]

Art exhibition in the "Redbad Church": etchings by Istvan Orosz Jorwert church inside.jpg
Art exhibition in the "Redbad Church": etchings by Istvan Orosz

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