Open Churches Days at
Saint Lutgardis
Beemdstraat 2
3700 Tongeren
Church | 1953-1954 | Neoromanesque | Catholic Church
A tranquil performance featuring piano and spoken word by Koen Snyers
Concert
6 June 2026 : 19.30 - 21.00Koen Snyers will be performing a contemplative concert at St Lutgardis Church in Tongeren. In this performance, he weaves together intimate piano melodies from his latest piano album, *Present*, with inspiring words from his latest collection of poems, *Zielsdiep*.
Price
20Contact
Koen Snyers+32 497 99 87 35
koen@koensnyers.be
Organizers:
Koen Snyers & Z/StudioMore about this church
Opening hours
01 January - 31 December
Mon 10.00 - 17.00
Tue 10.00 - 17.00
Wed 10.00 - 17.00
Thu 10.00 - 17.00
Fri 10.00 - 17.00
Sat 10.00 - 17.00
Sun 10.00 - 17.00
Religious offices
Description
Neo-Romanesque church in the Breemdstraat, with a triangular pediment over the entrance and with its free-standing tower (bell tower).
Built in the years 1953-1954 by the architect Jozef Ritzen and consecrated in 1956, the church is dedicated to Saint Lutgarde, who was born in Tongeren in 1182 and died in 1246 in the abbey of the Cistercians in Aywières (Liege). She was continually in a state of ecstasy and performed miracles. Curiously, she refused to learn French. This is the reason she was chosen as the patron saint of the Flemish Movement. She is also the patron saint of Tongeren and of Flanders, of the blind and of pregnant women. A short time after her death texts were written about her in Latin, which were translated into medieval Dutch, probably even before 1254. These books were rediscovered in Copenhagen in 1897.
In the interior of the church viewers can admire numerous statues and stained glass windows, donated among others by the ‘de Vlaamse Toeristenbond’ (VTB, The Flemish tourist organisation).
Photos
Remarkable elements
Statue and reliquary of St Lutgardis
Way of the cross
Stained-glass windows
Communion bench and main altar
Tabernacle
Fronton
Sainte Lutgarde / Ladies of the choir - 2021 campaign
A native of Tongeren, Lutgarde died in the Cistercian abbey of Aywiers (Walloon Brabant). Curiously, she refused to learn French. This is why she was chosen as patron saint of the Flemish movement.
