Open Churches Days at
Notre-Dame

Rue Rond Roi Albert 3
4340 Villers-l'Evêque (Awans)

Church | 1890 | Neogothic | Catholic Church

Free visit

31 May 2025 : 10.00 - 12.30
01 June 2025 : 13.30 - 15.00

A member of the community will always be on hand to answer visitors' questions. Brochures detailing the church will be available for €10.

Price

Free

Contact

Odeurs Jean-Claude
+32 4 257 53 46
+32 473 79 00 01
fe031-villersleveque-nd@diocesedeliege.be

Organizers:

Fabrique d'église Notre-Dame

Other events at Notre-Dame

Holiday Mass

Wedding celebration

31 May 2025 : 13.30 - 14.15

Church accessible while respecting the celebration and ceremony.

Choir Concert
31 May 2025 : 15.00 - 16.00

Concert by the ‘Alors, je chante’ parish choir, with the participation of the ‘Bergamasque’ duo. Bernadette Olivy and Marie-Jeanne Zeevaert. After the performance, a friendly drink.

Guided tour
31 May 2025 : 16.30 - 17.30
01 June 2025 : 11.30 - 12.30 et 16.30 - 17.30

Guided tour with commentary. Brochures detailing the church will be available for €10.

Celebration

Sunday celebration

01 June 2025 : 09.45 - 11.00

First Sunday of the month ‘Family Mass’. After the celebration, a friendly drink open to all. Visitor included.

Choir Concert
01 June 2025 : 15.00 - 15.45

Choral concert by young people from the Unité Paroissiale. After the performance, drinks open to all. Visitors included.

More about this church

Description

The old church consisted of a large square tower, partly of rubble stone and partly of brick, the nave, with alternating bands of brick and tufa stone, and the buttresses that have supported the tower since the 17th century, of the same construction as the nave.

The oldest part (choir and transept) was built of flint rubble.

These parts of the building are listed.

At the end of the 19th century, the building required major restoration work. Several projects were proposed, and after bitter discussions, the old choir and transept were retained, while the rest of the church was rebuilt.

The result would be a neo-Gothic building with three 5-bay naves, and an octagonal tower and bell tower to the south.

Demolition work began in 1891 and the Bishop of Liège, Mgr Victor-Joseph d'Outreloux, consecrated the new church in 1893.

The church is dedicated to the Virgin of the Visitation.

St Hubert is also the object of a special cult, which explains the presence in the choir of a fresco and a statue representing him.