Liège - Church of the Holy Cross

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(Local Name: Sainte-Croix) North of the square on the corner of the Rue Haute Sauvenière/Rue Sainte-Croix stands the church of Sainte-Croix (Church of the Holy Cross), consecrated in 979 by Bishop Notker and rebuilt several times. It is one of the few churches in Belgium with two apses: the Romanesque west choir is from 1175, the Gothic east choir (and the nave) are from the 14th C. The west choir contains the notable tomb of Canon Milleman, decorated with hieroglyphics (1558).

Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Romanesque; Architecture - Gothic; Christian sites; Tombs, burial site

Attractions within Church of the Holy Cross

Church of the Holy Cross Treasury

The treasury contains two exceptional pieces: one is the "Triptych of the True Cross", probably by Godefroid de Huy, into which four fragments of Christ's cross, a piece of John the Baptist's skull

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