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Basilica of Our Lady, Maastricht

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started shortly after 1000 AD. In the 13th century the nave received Gothic vaults. Around 1200 the canons abandoned their communal lifestyle, after which canons' houses were built in the vicinity of the church. In the 14th century a parish church was built next to the collegiate church, so the main
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monastery. In 1801 it was moved to the former parish church of Saint Nicholas, adjacent to Our Lady's. After the closure of that church in 1837, the statue moved to Our Lady's. In 1903 it was placed in a Gothic chapel near the main entrance where it remains today and where it is daily visited by
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during the tumultuous period after the French conquest of Maastricht in 1794. Other pieces were sold for personal gain or given away. Even as late as 1837, the church lost two of its most precious possessions out of ignorance. A 10th-century reliquary in the shape of a
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Three reliquary horns: one made of cattle horn with silvered lead furnishings (Scandinavia, 10th century), one of ivory with red copper furnishings (Southern Europe, 14th or 15th century) and one made of wood (Germany, 15th
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of the choir gallery, as well as the capitals in the nave, are of a slightly later date and less vivid, depicting mainly foliage with some human and animal figures. Most of the carved capitals, as well as some important
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Although the interior of the church underwent many changes throughout the centuries, it has an 'authentic' Romanesque feel to it. This is largely due to the restoration ideas of the architect
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elsewhere in the church, date from the second half of the 12th century. A close relationship has been established between the Romanesque sculpture in Our Lady's and that in the
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style. Despite all these changes, the turbulent history of the building is still legible. Some murals dating from the Middle Ages have survived (including one of
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and ancient fabrics used for wrapping relics; antique books and manuscripts; paintings, prints and sculptures; and some archeological finds. The highlights are:
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or reliquary purse (France, 15th century). In 1913 there were 8 textile bursas in the treasury (some 13th century); all but one lost.
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Today the church treasure is only a fraction of what it once was. Many gold and silver objects were melted down in order to pay for
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elements in 1558/59. They replaced the older Romanesque cloisters, of which some capitals have survived in the collection of the
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research has ever been carried out inside the building, nothing certain can be said about this. The church's site, inside the
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church. The 18th-century Baroque altar, now in the southern transept, is from the former Church of Saint Nicholas. The large
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dates from 1571. The large ceiling painting in the choir is Neo-Romanesque and dates from the Cuypers restoration. All
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The furnishing of the church interior has followed the fashion of the time but suffered badly during the years of
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were lost during this period. The church and cloisters were used as a blacksmith shop and stables by the military
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The treasure of the basilica of Our Lady as it is today consists of reliquary boxes, cases or busts made of (
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Antiquitées Sacrées conservées dans les Anciennes Collégiales de S.Servais et de Notre-Dame à Maestricht
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The present-day church is probably not the first church that was built on this site. However, since no
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De Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk te Maastricht. Bouwgeschiedenis en historische betekenis van de oostpartij
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Most of the present church was built in the 11th and 12th centuries. Construction of the imposing
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building could be reserved for the canons' religious duties. Of this parish church, dedicated to
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with its transept and pseudo-transepts largely dates from the second half of the 11th century.
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Silver reliquary for the "girdle of the Virgin Mary" (Maastricht?, 14th century, incomplete)
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For many people the main attraction of the Basilica of Our Lady is the miraculous statue of
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and other liturgical implements made of silver, silver-gilt, brass or tin; ecclesiastical
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From 1887 to 1917 the church was thoroughly restored by well-known Dutch architect
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objects. From the 14th century onwards it had a separate treasury room (Dutch:
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in 1794, the town's religious institutions were dissolved (1798). Many of the
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Three ivory reliquary chests (southern Italy or Spain, 12th or 13th century)
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in the interior of the Basilica of Our Lady belongs to the highlights of
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was the more powerful institution in Maastricht, with strong ties to the
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crowned the venerated Marian image on 15 August 1912 via the Bishop of
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The Basilica of our Lady possesses an important historical church
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of Maastricht, were used on the lower parts of the westwork. The
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Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Vladimir the Great of Paris
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Among the works of art owned by the church are a wood panel of
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of stone rather than shingling. One of the towers, named after
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Reestablishment of the episcopal hierarchy in the Netherlands
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of the late Baroque period and had several altars built in a
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De kerkschat van het Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekapittel te Maastricht
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from all over Europe, bringing in revenue for the churches.
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and adjacent to a religious shrine dedicated to the god
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were built in marlstone in late Gothic style with some
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in style and is considered an important example of the
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Furthermore, the treasury is home to a collection of
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Star of the Sea chapel - view from the cloister yard
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group of churches that are characterized by massive
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Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, Willemstad
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It is also the entrance of the so-called 2020:Romanesque architecture in the Netherlands 1995:Roman Catholic churches in the Netherlands 1623: 1609: 1511:. Stichting Historische Reeks Maastricht. 1200: 1119:Reliquary horn (Scandinavia, 10th century) 968:Chest of drawers with liturgical vestments 27: 1160: 1020:lead, brass, ivory, horn, bone and wood; 242:. 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Vroom & Dreesmann, Maastricht 895:Interior cloisters with gravestones 312:. The canons were appointed by the 13: 1571:Ubachs, P.J.H., & I.M.H. Evers 1412:Romanesque Sculpture in Maastricht 681:, two 15th-century statues of the 352:the two churches remained rivals. 340:. It is clear that the chapter of 14: 2036: 1792:St Catherine's Cathedral, Utrecht 1588: 1509:Maastricht staat op zijn verleden 1414:. Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht. 1155:So-called "Robe of Saint Lambert" 811:Star of the Sea chapel - interior 460:, probably from the former Roman 346:emperors of the Holy Roman Empire 229:Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Tenhemelopneming 207:church in the historic center of 1967: 1955: 1835:Basilica of St. Anne, Willemstad 1703: 1285:Koldeweij/Van Vlijmen, pp. 65-66 1148: 1136: 1124: 1112: 900: 888: 872: 860: 790: 778: 766: 754: 566: 554: 538: 526: 359:Interior in the mid-19th-century 1802:St. Joseph Cathedral, Groningen 1667:Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden 1538:Term, J. van, & J. Nelissen 1488:Nispen tot Sevenaer, E.O.M. van 1384:. Publisher unknown, Maastricht 1360: 1351: 1342: 1333: 1324: 1315: 1306: 1297: 1288: 1279: 1270: 1771:Apostolic Vicariate of Limburg 1761:Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia 1348:De Kreek, pp. 192-195, 205-207 1261: 1252: 1243: 1234: 1225: 1194: 1185: 1176: 1167: 743:Schwarzrheindorf double chapel 485:St. Lambert's Cathedral, Liège 425:Romanesque capital of the apse 330:St. Lambert's Cathedral, Liège 1: 1807:Cathedral of St Bavo, Haarlem 215:. The church is dedicated to 188:Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw 2005:Rijksmonuments in Maastricht 1672:Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam 1378:Bock, F., & M. Willemsen 1258:Den Hartog, pp. 270-281, 327 960:Main chamber of the Treasury 7: 1927:List of Catholic seminaries 1677:Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch 912: 731:Basilica of Saint Servatius 254:), after the church's main 10: 2041: 1452:Schatkamers uit het Zuiden 1209:(in Dutch). Archived from 720:. 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Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Minor basilica
Onze Lieve Vrouweplein
Maastricht
Netherlands
Geographic coordinates
50°50′51″N 5°41′37″E / 50.84750°N 5.69361°E / 50.84750; 5.69361
Basilica
transept
Style
Romanesque
www.sterre-der-zee.nl
Dutch
Limburgish
[sləˈvʀɔwə]
Romanesque
Maastricht
Netherlands
Our Lady
Assumption
Dutch
Roman Catholic
parish church
Diocese of Roermond
Dutch
devotion
Our Lady, Star of the Sea

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