Church of St. Denis (Liège)
The Church of St. Denis (French: Collégiale Saint-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]
| 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 | |
| Location | Place Saint-Denis, Liège |
| Country | Belgium |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Website | www |
| 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 |
History
The Church of St Denis was one of the seven collegiate churches of Liège, which until the Liège Revolution of 1789 collectively comprised the "secondary clergy" in the First Estate of the Prince-bishopric of Liège. The church was suppressed in 1797, but the building was taken into use as a parish church in 1803.[3]
References
- Theodose Bouille, Histoire de la ville et pays de Liege, vol. 1 (Liège, 1725), p. 75.
- Heritage listing accessed 22 Feb. 2015.
- Heritage listing accessed 22 Feb. 2015.
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