Saint Stephen’s Church in ‘s Herenelderen

Reliquary

Sint-Stefanuskerk
Jan Bellen

Sint-Stefanusstraat, Tongeren-Borgloon

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At one time relics were kept in the reliquary of Sint-Stefanuskerk in ’s Herenelderen. The casket can still be viewed in the church chancel. Perhaps it still retains a remnant of that divine power.

Saint Stephen’s Church

The parish was founded in 1291 by the Lords of Elderen and the Sint-Stefanuskerk with its Meuse Gothic architecture was built in the 15th century. In 1899 the architect Fernand Lohest enlarged the church and updated the interior in neo-Gothic style. The church takes its name from Saint Stephen, a martyr who was stoned to death. A relic of the Saint can still be found in the sa