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Church closed for restoration work in 2025.
Free guided tours : +32 496 61 55 64
This beautiful church, surrounded by a cemetery, stands in the lively centre of Wilderen, a village also known for its brewery distillery and cycling routes through the fruit region. Its rectangular Romanesque tower likely dates from around 1150. This defensive western tower is notable for its unusually narrow hipped gable roof topped with two crosses.
The building combines dark quartzite blocks from Tienen with light Gobertange stone, a typical Brabant technique that reflects Wilderen’s position on the border between Brabant and Southern Limburg.
In 1858, the small Romanesque nave was replaced by a brick neoclassical hall. The stained glass windows, rich in iconography, were donated by local families between 1909 (choir) and 1925 (nave).
The main altar features the painting Our Lady of the Assumption, referring to the church’s former name. The interior holds several notable statues: a polychromed wooden Madonna and Child (early 17th century), Saint Sebastian (17th century), and Saint Roch (late 17th century). The two side altars date from the early 18th century, and the church also preserves two confessionals, an 18th century choir lectern, and a mid 18th century prayer bench.
The cemetery contains gravestones from the 16th to 18th centuries. Noteworthy are the tombs of the noble d’Oultremont family and members of the Duras castle estate. Since the castle village of Duras had no church, its dead were buried here in Wilderen.
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