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Listen to the fascinating story of the discovery of a 1000-year-old church!
Only in 1990 was the true character of St. Laurentius' Church discovered when the building was examined in detail because of stability problems in the tower. Behind the organ, a painted arch field emerged. Research showed that these wall paintings are the oldest in the Benelux and have a Byzantine character. Moreover, the church is a double-choired State church dating from Ename's heyday around the year 1000! Architecturally, it is closely related to early Christian buildings, e.g. in Ravenna, the anchorage of the Ottoman emperors in Italy. Stones and Stories tells you the fascinating story of the discovery of this remarkable church!
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Saint Lawrence
Thanks to scientific research, we now know that only one monument from the 1000s was preserved in Ename: the Saint Lawrence church. This building received a thorough restoration between the years 2000 and 2002.
The church, founded by Count Herman of Verdun, is basilicalike in style with an eastern- and western choir. The eastern choir with two altar levels and rich incidence of light really caughts one’s attention. Blind arches decorate the interior and exterior of the building. The two choirs remind us of the grand reich churches of Hildesheim, the blind arches of buildings in Ravenna, the berth of the Ottonian emperors in Italy. The patron saint Saint Lawrence, a favorite saint of emperor Otto I, refers to the national authority.
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