Limbricht (L): old St. Salvius

A little outside the village of Limbricht, close to the castle, is where
the old church stands. It was closed when the new church elsewhere in
the village, started in 1922, was opened.
The church is two aisles wide. Both ausles are about equally high and
wide. The oldest part of the church is the northern aisle, especially
the lower half of the northern wall, which dates from the 11th century
and consists of stones from the river Maas. The choir has a few
fragments from the same century, but is largely from ca. 1250 and in
late-Romanesque style. Inside are some murals from the same period,
which are probably the oldest in The Netherlands. The tower was built in
ca. 1458 and originally stood next to the church. In the first quarter
of the 16th century the southern aisle was built and the facade renewed.
In 1651 both aisles were heightened and given stepped gables at the east
end. In 1953-1954 F.P.J. Peutz restored the church and removed the both
non-original sacristy and portal .
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