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

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It is a Gothic

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

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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 ().Revius; Licht op Deventer
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, while the tower belongs to the Municipality.

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