Saint Boniface church, Leeuwarden
| Saint Boniface | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
| Geographic coordinates | 53°07′17″N 5°28′51″E / 53.1215°N 05.4809°ECoordinates: 53°07′17″N 5°28′51″E / 53.1215°N 05.4809°E |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1882 |
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The Saint Boniface church (West Frisian: Sint-Bonifatiustsjerke, Dutch: Sint-Bonifatiuskerk) is a church in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.
History
The Gothic revival church was designed by Pierre Cuypers and built between 1882 and 1884. In the Church dedicated to Saint Boniface is a pipe organ built by the French organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. The organ was originally built for the Saint Willibrord College in Katwijk
The church is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden
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