Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Lodewijkskerk / St. Louis Church
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 24, 2022
1. Lodewijkskerk / St. Louis Church Marker
Van het einde van het 16de eeuw tot 1807 in gebruik bij de lakenindustrie als saaihal, waar de wollen stoffen (saalen) gekeurd werden.
De ontploffing van een kruitschip in 1807 blies het dak van het gebouw, de toren bleef echter overeind. Op aandringen van koning Lodewijk Napoleon werd het gebouw aan de rooms-katholieken teruggeven en hij subsidieerde de wederopbouw. Het interieur dateert ook uit de tijd.
(English translation of the Dutch text above:)
Roman Catholic Parish Church. Originally furnished in 1477 as a chapel of the St. James pilgrimage inn.
From the end of the 16th century to 1807 it was used by the cloth industry as a display hall, where the woolen fabrics (saalen) were inspected.
The explosion of a gunpowder ship in 1807 blew the roof off the building, but the tower remained standing. At the insistence of King Louis Napoleon, the building was returned to the Roman Catholics and he subsidized its reconstruction. The interior also dates
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Erected by VVV, Gemeente Leiden, ANWB.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical date for this entry is January 12, 1807.
Location. 52° 9.361′ N, 4° 29.496′ E. Marker is in Leiden, Zuid-Holland (South Holland). Marker is on Steenschuur, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Steenschuur 19, Leiden, Zuid-Holland 2311 ET, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Heike Kamerlingh Onnes: Vloeibarr Helium / Liquid Helium (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Nicolaas Beets (about 150 meters away); Het koudste plekje op aarde / The Coldest Place on Earth (about 150 meters away); De Buskruitramp / The Gunpowder Disaster (about 150 meters away); Willebrord Snel van Royen (Snellius 1580-1626) (about 180 meters away); Drukkerij en Kantoor Uitgeversmaatschappij A.W. Sijthoff (about 180 meters away); Jan Steen (about 210 meters away); Een Nieuw Stadhuis bij de oude markt / A New Town Hall on the Old Market (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leiden.
Also see . . . Heilige Lodewijkkerk (Wikipedia).
The Explosion of 1807: The history of the present Heilige Lodewijkkerk is tightly linked to the nearby explosion of a ship with gun powder in 1807. The explosion destroyed a large part of the city center including a catholic church at the Nieuwe Rijn. The St. James Chapel that was used to(Submitted on February 24, 2023.)test textile was heavily damaged, but the tower was still intact. King Louis Bonaparte, also known as Lodewijk Napoleon ordered that the chapel would be rebuilt into a church for the Catholics who used to go to the church at the Nieuwe Rijn. The church was designed by Jan Giudici. Afterwards the church was dedicated to Saint Louis, known as Heilige Lodewijk in Dutch, who was the patron saint of Louis Bonaparte .Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 24, 20222. Lodewijkskerk / St. Louis Church Marker - wide view
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 24, 2022
3. Lodewijkskerk / St. Louis Church
Photographed By Abraham Rademaker (via Wikimedia Commons), circa 1732
4. View of the church when it was a cloth hall
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 51 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 24, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
