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St. Rochus Church and its cemetery

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St. Rochus Church and its cemetery

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St. Rochus Church and its cemetery

Name: St. Rochus Church and its cemetery
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Location: Pepinster, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

July 28, 2024

The building is made of brick and limestone blocks.
The church tower, which dates from 1627, survived the earthquake of 1693.
The nave with eight bays of windows and the choir were rebuilt by the local lord after the earthquake in 1723.

The cemetery's surrounding wall contains numerous remains of old graves, some of which are decorated with the symbols of a craftsman and his profession.

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

July 28, 2024

The current church replaces an older church (11th century) in the Romanesque style. The name of the architect is unknown. The baptismal font (12th century) from this first church can still be found inside the church.
The construction of the current church began in 1723 and was consecrated to Saint Roch on May 7, 1730 by Bishop Jean-Baptiste Gilis, Bishop of Amizon.
Source: Information sheet of the parish

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JakobusPilger

July 29, 2024

Saint Roch, to whom the church in Soiron is dedicated as patron, was born in the middle of the 14th century in Montpellier, France. He is popularly regarded as the "plague saint" - alongside Saint Sebastian. A characteristic feature of the depiction of Roch in paintings and as a statue is that he usually points to a plague boil on his leg; a dog can also often be seen at his feet, because according to legend, when he was caring for plague victims, he himself became ill with the disease and withdrew into solitude, and the dog provided him with bread every day.

The memorial day of Saint Roch in the calendar of saints is August 16th.

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An 🇧🇪

March 10, 2025

The church of Saint-Roch stands in a central and elevated position in the village. The church was rebuilt between 1723 and 1730, while retaining the tower of the old church. Inside, an imposing high altar in Louis XIV style surrounds a sumptuous oak panelling. The latter, as well as the beautiful organs, come from the Cistercian abbey of Boneffe (Eghezée). From the first Romanesque building, the church still contains limestone baptismal fonts (12th century) and a theotheque (14th century). In the left side chapel is also the tomb of the Woelmont family, where the lords were buried until 1864, and in the right chapel the tomb of Jean-Christian de Woestendaedt (1649-1732). In the cemetery, tombstones from the 17th century are embedded in the surrounding wall.

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Nordhesse

November 19, 2024

The Saint-Roch church dates back to the 17th century. Built from bricks and limestone blocks, it is characterized by a massive tower. Numerous crosses set into the surrounding walls adorn the church. The cemetery directly adjacent to it, with its attractive metal crosses, is now a listed building.

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Im Do

June 29, 2025

Beautiful church, nicely situated high in the village

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Phil-de-Miermont

July 5, 2025

impressive and immense building for the small village of SOIRON, which this church dominates and embellishes.

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Marc 🚶‍♂️

5 days ago

Church that was already mentioned in 1692. Except for the tower, it was destroyed in September 1692 and rebuilt in 1725.

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