The Andrieskerk ("St. Andrew's church") is a nowadays
Protestant
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church in the
Dutch
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village of
Amerongen
Amerongen () is a town in the Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Province of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, on the border of the Utrecht Hill Ridge. It lies ab ...
. The church's history spans around seven centuries, beginning in the end of the 13th century,
[http://www.andrieskerk.nl/default.asp?pag=3 on 01-12-2015] when everybody in western Europe had to be
Roman Catholic
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. With the
Reformation
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, the church became Protestant in 1582. It is currently used by the Reformed Municipal Parish of Amerongen.
Protestant church of Amerongen with a lovely tower - panoramio.jpg, Andrieskerk from the west
Amerongen november 2010 (87).jpg, Andrieskerk from the east
References
External links
* (in Dutch).
Churches in Utrecht (province)
Protestant churches in the Netherlands
Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Protestant churches converted from Roman Catholicism
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