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St. Hilarius Church

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St. Hilarius Church

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Location: Bierbeek, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

May 17, 2021

The Saint Hilarius Church was built at the end of the 12th and beginning of the 13th century.

The church has a heavy Gothic tower built in the 2nd half of the 13th century. The portal dates from 1756 and the bell floor was added in 1808. The church was founded by the lords of Bierbeek as a collegiate church. From 1240 to 1561, the church belonged to the Bierbeek priory, which depended on the Abbey of St. Nicasius in Reims. The church, which until 1797 was managed by the Faculty of Theology of the University of Leuven, became the parish church of Bierbeek when the priory was closed.

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June 17, 2024

Remarkable building from the 12th and 13th centuries, located on a small elevation and surrounded by the cemetery.

Tower with sandstone substructure, erected on the site of an older one: the correct destination cannot be deduced from the excavated foundations; ground floor open wide on the nave, vaulted with heavy cross-rib vaults (1260 and following); facade cladding, classicist portal (at the location of the 13th century entrance) and brick bell floor from around 1784 by Everaert.

Remarkable Romanesque beech on masonry pillars (mid-12th century); tall proportions (current flooring raised by 40 centimeters); wooden ceiling with original bays (restored); preserved Romanesque roof truss; side aisles widened in 1770-1771 by Corthout and extensively restored during a restoration around 1900.

Immovable Heritage Inventory 2024: Parish Church of Saint Hilarius, id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/41529

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June 17, 2024

At the main entrance there is an information board (see photos) of this protected monument with the following text: "The Saint Hilary Church in Bierbeek has the following external features: Late Romanesque pillar basilica (late 12th - early 13th century) with central nave with original twill truss (1234), neo-Romanesque side aisles and Maas Romanesque transept (1905-1910). The church has a heavy Gothic west tower (2nd half of the 13th century) with classicist portal (1756) and brick bell floor (1808). organ from 1775 was restored to its original condition in 2009. The church was founded by the lords of Bierbeel as a collegiate church (2nd half of the 12th century). Sint-Nicasius in Reims. The church, which was managed by the Faculty of Theology of the University of Leuven until 1797, became the parish church of Bierbeek when the priory was abolished.

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Location: Bierbeek, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

St. Hilarius Church

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