Église Saint-Servais, Parish church in Pierreuse district, Liège, Belgium
Saint-Servais is a Gothic parish church on Rue Fond Saint-Servais in Liège. Its broad facade mixes brick and marlstone bands, pierced by three large pointed windows with stone tracery; a square tower with a slate spire rises behind the right side. The nave has three aisles, and the choir was rebuilt in the 14th or 15th century.
The original building was founded in 933 by Bishop Richer, making it one of the oldest religious buildings of medieval Liège. A major fire in 1981 severely damaged the roof and interior, leading to extensive restoration work.
The parish is first documented in 1189, with a priest named Walthère, making it one of Liège's oldest. In 1571 pastor Jan Curtius obtained the right to keep baptismal fonts here, since baptisms had been held at Notre-Dame-aux-Fonts. A 1571 font survived the 1981 fire, along with a 1665 image of Saint Balbina of Rome.
The building is located on Rue Fond Saint-Servais in Liège and is accessible on foot. Visitors should note that the church interior may not be freely accessible during services or private ceremonies.
The church was spared by the fire set during Charles the Bold's sack of Liège in 1468, but not by the hurricane of 1491 that struck it afterwards. In 1583 the top of the tower collapsed onto the vault; the parish priest Curtius then had the church rebuilt in a second Gothic style.
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