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St Martin's church nativity scene
The nativity scene in St Martin's Church is a unique sight: in addition to the stable and traditional figures, there is a stream, a bridge, a sheep pasture, and so on. Moreover, the whole church is beautifully lit with candles. Especially the children will not tire of it. Visit this unique nativity scene on Sunday 22 December or between Christmas and New Year, every afternoon from 2 to 4 pm.
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Saint Martin
In terms of architectural style, the church combines three historical styles: Roman, Gothic and Modern style, but the whole is mostly to be called Neo-Gothic. Both the interior and exterior walls have been erected out of yellow sanded brick. The roof of the church and the spire were covered in red roof tiles coming from Pottelberg.
The church is made out of an artful brickwork of arches and vaults. The central nave has two side aisles 40m long and 26m wide. The total length of the church adds up to 60m and the height is 27m for the central nave. The flooring is made of matte bluestone floor tiles.
In both transepts, one can find a side altar: to the left, above the altar one can see a smiling statue of Mary with child, and to the right, there’s a statue of the Good Shepherd. At the start of the processional corridor, one can see on both sides an even smaller altar: to the left, with a statue of the Holy Barbara, and to the right with a statue of Saint Martin.
The Apostle bench, consisting of 15 statues, is a work of art by Raf Mailleux. Also, the way of the cross is remarkable: the stations were painted on the wall by the hand of the painter Charles Eijck.
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