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St. Gummarus Church, Lier
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Dirk V 🚲 🚶📷
July 30, 2022
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The Sint-Gummaruskerk, also known as the Grote Kerk, is an imposing collegiate church in the city center of Lier. From 1378, the then parish church was converted into this gem …
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Dominiek Van Dooren
February 24, 2023
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Saint Gummarus (Gommarus) of Lier (born in 664 in Emblehem, an area that includes the entire Lier territory and not only the current sub-municipality of Emblem, died ca. 714) was a knight at the court of Pepijn van Herstal and according to legend the founder of Lier. He is the patron saint of all who are struggling with a fracture. We know nothing about Gummarus with certainty. The oldest known biography probably dates from the middle of the 11th century.
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JM
August 25, 2020
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The Saint Gummarus Church was built on the site of a Romanesque parish church, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.
The construction of the Saint Gummarus Church started in 1378 …
The construction of the Saint Gummarus Church started in 1378 …
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