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A roman oratory that according to lost records already existed before 964 made way around 1364 for a gothic cruciform church with lantern tower.

When the age-old parish of Bazel was added in 1559 to the Gent Diocese, the first big renovations to the church started. In this period, the transepts were added and the choir was renewed. The iconoclasts however caused a lot of damage between 1578 and 1587. In the course of the 17th century repairs started and the church was further adjusted to the esthetics of the high gothic e.g. by replacing the wooden barrel vaults in the ship with gothic stone rib vaults. As a result, the original roman top lights and murals were hidden. In the 17th century the church was further equipped with side aisles which were already renewed and extended in the course of the second half of the 17th century.
In 1879 the presbytery was completely burnt down. One combined the renovations with an extension to the church so as to meet the needs of the increased number of churchgoers. The design of the new church was supplied by architect P. Van Kerckhove, master builder of the city hall of Sint-Niklaas. The front of the church was demolished and was rebuild one bay further back. Moreover, the gothic stone vaults were placed 2 meters higher so that the interior appears much more spacious. The Saint Peter church still exists more or less in this form.

The interior and furniture of the church is very artistic and for the greater part financed by the parishioners. Several objects such as the pulpit and the confessional box are a creation of two well-known 18th century sculptors and woodcarvers from Temse: Adriaan and Filip Nijs. Furthermore, the classicistic paneling, the neogothic altars and the choirs stalls are worth taking a look at.

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