Church of St. Denis (Liège)

Church of St. Denis
Collégiale Saint-Denis en Liège
Jan Weissenbruch, The Church of St. Denis in Liège (about 1850-1860)
Church of St. Denis
50°38′34.57″N 5°34′28.51″E / 50.6429361°N 5.5745861°E / 50.6429361; 5.5745861Coordinates: 50°38′34.57″N 5°34′28.51″E / 50.6429361°N 5.5745861°E / 50.6429361; 5.5745861
Location	Place Saint-Denis, Liège
Country	Belgium
Denomination	Catholic Church
Website	www.upsl.be/communautes/paroissiales/saint-denis/
History
Founded	978
Founder(s)	Notker of Liège
Consecrated	12 March 990
Architecture
Functional status	parish church
Heritage designation	Patrimoine exceptionnel
Designated	1936
Style	Romanesque
Administration
Parish	Unité pastorale Saint-Lambert
Diocese	Diocese of Liège
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Jean-Pierre Delville

The Church of St. Denis in Liège, Belgium, is a former fortified collegiate church, founded by Notker of Liège in 987 and first consecrated on 12 March 990.^[1] The tower was added around 1100. The church has since 1936 been registered as a listed building, and is currently listed as "exceptional heritage" of Wallonia.^[2]

History

The collegiate church was suppressed in 1797, but the building was taken into use as a parish church in 1803.^[3]

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