The Broerkerk in

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in Groningen. The church was situated in the Broerstraat in

. The Broerkerk was the first church in the town used by the Protestants. In 1702

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built an

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for the Broerekerk in Groningen. For the organ he used pipe-work from the previous instrument built by Hendrick Hermans van Loon in 1679. In 1815 the organ was moved by J.W. Timpe to the

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because the Broerkerk/Academiekerk had to be restored to the

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Church. After the city joined the

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, the church became the church of the

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In the 19th century the church was given back to the Roman Catholics. The church was in such a bad condition that the decision was taken to demolish it. The remains of the buried bodies found in and around the church were reburied at the Roman Catholic churchyard in town. In 1895 a new church was built on the same site as the former Broerkerk. The new church was named Sint Martinuskerk. {{Infobox church , name = St. Martinuskerk , fullname = , image = Martinus5.jpg , imagesize = 250 , landscape = , caption = St. Martinuskerk (1982) , location =

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Saint Martinuskerk

The Saint Martinuskerk in Groningen was built in 1895. The

church was designed by

. The church was built with

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and the interior was sober. In 1956 the church became a

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when the bishopric of Groningen was formed. In 1970 the church was no longer used as church. The plans of changing the church into a

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for the

were too expensive and in 1982 the church was demolished. At its place the new library of the university was built. The statue of King

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made by Brom (placed in the church in 1936), was relocated to the Roman Catholic Churchyard in town.

Gallery

Image:Franciscanerklooster Gronin.jpg, Broerkerk (1575) Image:Broerkerk - hoofdaltaar.png, Broerkerk (1880-1893) Image:Martinuskerk Groningen 2.jpg, Saint Martinuskerk, demolition (1982) Image:Martinus5.jpg, Saint Martinuskerk, demolition (1982) Image:Martinuskerk Groningen.jpg, Saint Martinuskerk, demolition (1982) Image:Groningen Brom 3.jpg, King Jesus, Brom (1936)

References

External links

Images of Groningen, The Martinus church

Postcard The Martinus church
Churches in Groningen (province) Buildings and structures in Groningen (city) Demolished buildings and structures in the Netherlands Pierre Cuypers buildings