St. Quentin Cathedral

The St. Quentin Cathedral also called Hasselt Cathedral is an crucial Catholic church in Hasselt north of Belgium, which became multiplied to the reputation of cathedral in 1967 when the diocese of Hasselt changed into created. Its production started out inside the 11th century, and persisted for two centuries. A first church become constructed within the 8th century, however turned into replaced in the 11th century via a brand new Romanesque building. In the 15th century, the choir was, plus added 4 chapels rebuilt. Also in the fifteenth century, Hagenprekers of the Netherlands got here to preach Protestantism in Hasselt, then follows a length of iconoclasm.

Maaseik Hasselt temporarily d the separation of the Church. During that time he destroyed the tabernacle, statues, the side altar and the main altar, underneath the command of Gerard van Groesbeek. The tower of the prevailing church dates from 1725; It changed into restored inside the nineteenth century. At that point, Gothic stained glass and paintings Herkenrode, a metropolis within the district of Hasselt have been introduced. The partitions are also adorned with frescoes through Godfried Guffens, a painter of Hasselt. The cathedral homes the works of many centuries. Since 1993, the cathedral is a included history.