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| Meerssen, Benedictines; OLV en H. Sacrament | |
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| The size of this Gothic church is due to the pilgrimage to the Holy Sacrament, which started already in the 13th century. After a restauration in 1936-38 the church was raised to the status of Basilica Minor. | Full Map on Geoplaza. |
| IDNR: | M25 |
| Parish: | Meerssen |
| Municipality: | Meerssen |
| Patron Saint: | first Peter; later Remigius; Our Lady and Holy Sacrament |
| Alias: | - |
| Diocese: | Liège |
| Diocese II: | Roermond |
| Province: | Valkenburg |
| Province II: | Landen van Overmaze |
| Gender: | m |
| Development: | (a) collegiate church 986 (b) transformation into praepositura of Benedictines permitted to the Abbey of St Rémy at Reims (F) ca. 1131*, effectuated around 1190; according to Van Vliet a cella (small affiliated community) (c) 1561* assigned to the mensa of the newly appointed bishop of Roermond (d) 1609-11* restitution to St Rémy, transition to the Canons Regular of Eaucourt (F) |
| Filiation: | from 10th century onwards owned by St Remigius at Reims (F); gradual transformation of the collegiate church into a Benedictine praepositura |
| End of monastic life: | after long vicissitudes the end came in 1797* |
| Narrative Sources (CK): | - |
| Narrative Sources (NS): | - |
| Manuscripts (SV): | - |
| Archives: | Maastricht, RHCL: inventory 14.D033-2 |
| Literature: | Caspers and Van Herwaarden in: BiN III, 562-582, with extensive bibliography; Van Vliet (2002) 58 note 220; Bijsterveld 2015, 256/7; Hoebens (2017) nr. 8.3 |
| Third Order: | - |
| Monasticon Batavum: | II 128; III 80 |
MeMO: | - | |
| Van Deventer: | |
National monument: | 28446 | |
| Coordinates: | 181/322C |
Archaeological Monument: | 11158 | |
Archaeological Status: | hav | |
Archaeological Activities: | excav 2008; test inquiry 2011 | |
Archaeological Publication: | Hazen (2012); AKL 149 (2012) 264/5 | |
| First mention: | 1131 |
| Last mention: | 1797 |
| ENK code: | ME-P003-062 |
