The Great Church or St. Lebuinus Church () is the main church building of the Dutch city of Deventer, Netherlands.

Overview

It is a Gothic hall church, built between 1450 and 1525.

Lebuïnuskerk, Deventer

Originally consecrated to the English missionary Lebuinus, it was one of the most distinguished churches of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht. This church was the Cathedral of the Diocese of Deventer, after the Papal bull between 1559 and 1591. In 1580 it was taken over by the Calvinists, who completely eliminated the interior decoration and renamed it the Great Church ().

Lebuïnuskerk, Deventer

Today, the temple belongs to the Protestant Church in the Netherlands, while the tower belongs to the Municipality.

Lebuïnuskerk, Deventer

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Bell towers in the Netherlands

Buildings and structures in Deventer

Carillons

Churches in Overijssel

Rijksmonuments in Overijssel

Towers in Overijssel

Former cathedrals in the Netherlands

Protestant churches in the Netherlands