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The history of the
Hooglandse Kerk
began when the bishop of Utrecht Gwijde of Avesnes.
In 1314 he ordered the construction of a wooden chapel. By 1377 the
population and economic prosperity of Leiden called for a
larger structure and building began on the current
structure. The sanctuary was finished in 1391, the
ambulatory in 1415. |
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During the iconoclasm of August 1566 numerous religious artifacts and archives were destroyed. From 1572 the church was left in Protestant hands, In times of need it also served as a grain store, such as during Leiden's siege in 1574. Of the original Catholic dressings, almost nothing remains. |
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