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Basilica of Saints Wiro, Plechelmus and Otgerus

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Basilica of Saints Wiro, Plechelmus and Otgerus

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Pauline van der Waal

September 24, 2020

In the eighth century, an abbey was founded on the Sint-Petrusberg by three Anglo-Saxon priests Plechelmus, Wiro and Otger. The village of Sint Odilienberg later arose at the foot of this. No remains of the original abbey church have been preserved above ground. The current church is only partially original. The building was restored between 1880 and 1883 and added to what it looks like today.

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Anneke B.

May 1, 2022

Beautiful church, worth seeing. The church is also in a beautiful place, on top of a slope, accessible via stairs or a footpath up

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Albertissimo

October 1, 2024

A hill on the edge of the Dutch town of Sint Odiliënberg and known as Sint-Petrusberg is the site of two Roman Catholic churches

- the basilica dedicated to the saints Wiro, Plechelm and Otger

- and the chapel Onze Lieve Vrouwekapel, which stands directly next to it.

The chapel dedicated to the Mother of God was originally used as a parish church. The basilica, on the other hand, initially served as the place of worship of a monastery founded by the Anglo-Saxon missionaries Wiro, Plechelm and Otger in the eighth century and, according to tradition, founded by Pippin the Middle.

It was not until 1680 that the much larger basilica took over the function of the parish church from the chapel.

- - -The two churches built on the hill on the edge of the Rur valley, which gradually tapers off here, tower prominently over the town and the adjacent river valley.

. . . Today, the Sint-Petrusberg is an erosion relic of late Pleistocene low terrace deposits of the Rur

. . .The main nave of today's basilica dates back to the eleventh century, the transept was built in the twelfth century and the choir with its two choir towers was built around 1200 . . . The church was dedicated to Saint Peter before 1686 . . . the already dilapidated basilica was repaired towards the end of the 15th century

. . . From 1540 onwards, however, political upheavals led to a renewed decline . . . In 1640, the monastery buildings were described as largely destroyed . . .

. . .further repair work was carried out, which finally led to the renewed consecration of the renovated church on April 26, 1668 under the (new) patronage of Saints Wiro, Plechelmus and Otgerus.

. . . by 1870 the northern choir tower was repaired. Between 1880 and 1883 the basilica was then repaired with the addition of new components.

During this repair the church received its current external appearance.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchen_auf_dem_Sint-Petrusberg_(Sint_Odili%C3%ABnberg)

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Location: Ambt Montfort, Limburg, Netherlands

Basilica of Saints Wiro, Plechelmus and Otgerus

1. Wegkruis Paarlo – Cycling Bridge Over the Roer loop from Sint Odiliënberg

2. Café De Grens – Kasteel Frymerson loop from Hoogvonderen

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