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The church of Saint John the Baptist (or as written by the parish H. Joannes de Dooper or as a variant in Dutch Sint Johannes de Doper) is a Roman Catholic church in 
Image:H. Joannes de Dooper Church, Pijnacker 01.JPG, Interior close-up view of the sanctuary facing east
Image:H. Joannes de Dooper Church, Pijnacker 02.JPG, The ornate raised pulpit
Image:H. Joannes de Dooper Church, Pijnacker 03.JPG, Interior view facing west towards the organ and loft
Image:H. Joannes de Dooper Church, Pijnacker 08.JPG, Close-up of the tabernacle and altarpiece
Image:H. Joannes de Dooper Church, Pijnacker 15.JPG, Saint John the Baptist stained glass window
www.rk-Pijnacker.nl
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Pijnacker
Pijnacker () is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is bordered Zoetermeer to the north, by Nootdorp to the northwest, by Delfgauw to the southwest, by Rotterdam (specifically Overschie) to the south and by Berkel en Rodenrijs to th ...
in the Netherlands.
The church is cruciform and built in the neo-Romanesque
Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to ...
style. It was built in 1892 and is the work of architect, Adrianus Bleijs
Adrianus Cyriacus Bleijs (29 March 1842, Hoorn - 12 January 1912, Kerkdriel) also known as A.C. Bleijs or, incorrectly, as A.C. Bleys, was a Dutch architect and painter who is primarily known for designing several Catholic churches.
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When built it was within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem
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which was later renamed the Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
. When diocesan boundaries were redrawn it became part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in South Holland province of the Netherlands. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht. Since 2011, the b ...
. It The name of the church has several variations. The parish website officially shows it as "H. Joannes de Dooper," (with no "h" and with two "o"s) but others list it as Heilige (or Sint) Johannes de Doper (with an "h" and with only one "o.")
Above the entrance door of the church is found a bas-relief showing the baptism of Jesus by John.
The organ was built in 1899 by P.J. Adema and Sons.
The church is a registered national monument along with the attached presbytery.
Gallery
See also
*Catholic Church in the Netherlands
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#Book: "H. Joannes de Dooper - een eeuw rond het kerkgebouw 1892 -1992" (translation: Saint John the Baptist: a century around the church building 1892–1992). The book was published by the parish for its anniversary and gives a history of the building and the people of the parish with pictures of the pastors, as well as photos and stories of many of the parishioners who went on to be ordained to the priesthood or to religious life to serve the Catholic Church in many parts of the world.J.P. van Geest t al.
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''H. Joannes de Dooper, Pijnacker. Een eeuw rond het kerkgebouw 1892 -1992''. Pijnacker, Parochie St. Joannes de Dooper, 1992.
References
External links
www.rk-Pijnacker.nl
{{Catholic Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands Churches in South Holland Rijksmonuments in South Holland Roman Catholic churches completed in 1892 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the Netherlands Romanesque Revival church buildings Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam Pijnacker-Nootdorp