The roof of the church tower was destroyed in an air raid during World War II. After the war it was replaced by a simple flat roof. Therefore, the Laurentius Church today has a very striking and widely visible appearance.

St. James pilgrims receive a stamp for their pilgrim passport in the parish office right next door.

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November 11, 2021

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Saint Lawrence, to whom this church in Merzenich is dedicated, is one of the early Christian martyrs from a time when Christianity was still forbidden. He was archdeacon of the …

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July 9, 2018

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Behind the neo-Gothic church of St. Lawrence are the ruins of the old church, surrounded by a military cemetery with simple stone crosses. This is followed on the right by a half-timbered farmstead, restored by the history and Heimatverein Merzenich between 1986 and 1988 in an exemplary manner and furnished as a local history museum.

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