Basilica of Saint Servatius

The Basilica of Saint Servatius is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Servatius, in the city of Maastricht, the Netherlands. The architecturally hybrid but specially Romanesque church is situated subsequent to the Gothic church of Saint John, backing onto the city's predominant square, Vrijthof. The gift-day church is probably the fourth church that turned into built at the site of the grave of Saint Servatius, an Armenian missionary who changed into bishop of Tongeren and died allegedly in 384 in Maastricht.

A small memorial chapel at the saint's grave changed into replaced by a large stone church built by bishop Monulph around 570. This church became changed by means of a larger pilgrim church in the past due 7th century, which became then replaced by using the present-day structure, which changed into built in numerous tiers over a period of extra than 100 years. The nave become constructed inside the first half of the 11th century, the transept within the 2nd half of of the century, and the choir and westwork in the twelfth century.