Saint Boniface church, Leeuwarden

The Saint Boniface church (West Frisian: Sint-Bonifatiustsjerke, Dutch: Sint-Bonifatiuskerk) is a church in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.

Saint Boniface
Religion
AffiliationCatholic
Location
LocationLeeuwarden, Netherlands
Geographic coordinates53.1215°N 05.4809°E / 53.1215; 05.4809
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleGothic revival
Groundbreaking1882

History

The Gothic revival church was designed by Pierre Cuypers and built between 1882 and 1884. In the Church dedicated to Saint Boniface is a pipe organ built by the French organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. The organ was originally built for the Saint Willibrord College in Katwijk

The church is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden

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