The Great Church or St. Lebuinus Church ( nl, Grote of Lebuïnuskerk) is the main church building of the Dutch city of

Deventer Deventer (; Sallands: ) is a city and municipality in the Salland historical region of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. In 2020, Deventer had a population of 100,913. The city is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, bu ...

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Overview

It is a Gothic

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, built between 1450 and 1525. Originally consecrated to the English missionary

Lebuinus Lebuinus (also known as ''Lebuin'', ''Lebwin'' or ''Liafwin ') is the Apostle of the Frisians and patron of Deventer (born in England of Anglo-Saxon parents, date unknown; died at Deventer c. 775). Life Lebuinus was a monk in Wilfrid's monastery ...

, it was one of the most distinguished churches of the

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. This church was the

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of the

Diocese of Deventer The Diocese of Deventer is a suppressed former diocese of the Catholic Church in what is now the Netherlands. It was erected in 1559 as a suffragan see to the Diocese of Utrecht, which was raised to an Archdiocese at the same time, at the reques ...

, after the Papal bull

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between 1559 and 1591. In 1580 it was taken over by the

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, who completely eliminated the interior decoration and renamed it the Great Church ( nl, Grote Kerk).Revius; Licht op Deventer
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, while the tower belongs to the Municipality.

References

External links

Website of the Grote Kerk www.pkn-deventer.nl
Bell towers in the Netherlands Buildings and structures in Deventer Carillons Churches in Overijssel Rijksmonuments in Overijssel Towers in Overijssel Former cathedrals in the Netherlands Protestant churches in the Netherlands {{Netherlands-church-stub