Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Amsterdam

De Papegaai
Church of Ss Peter and Paul "De Papegaai"
52°22′16″N 4°53′30″E / 52.37111°N 4.89167°E / 52.37111; 4.89167
Country	Netherlands
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.nicolaas-parochie.nl
Administration
Parish	Amsterdam St Nicholas
Diocese	Haarlem-Amsterdam

De Papegaai is the lesser of the two parochial churches in the St Nicholas Roman Catholic parish in Amsterdam. The church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. It is nicknamed "De Papegaai" (The Parrot) because it was originally hidden in a garden behind a regular housefront that belonged to a bird-trader in the days when Catholicism could not be practised publicly. Today there is a narrow, Neo-Gothic facade flanked by statues of St Joseph and a perched parrot. The church is on the busy Kalverstraat, just south of Dam Square, and invites people in for quiet, as well as celebrating Sunday masses in Latin and with Gregorian chant.

Services

• Sunday:
  • 1030 Latin High Mass in the Ordinary Form
  • 1215 Latin High Mass in the Ordinary Form
• Monday-Saturday
  • 1030 Eucharist

External links

Dutch Rijksmonument 2147

• Media related to De Papegaai at Wikimedia Commons

Catholic Amsterdam
	Parish of St Nicholas Basilica of St. Nicholas St. Peter and St. Paul's Church ("De Papegaai") St. Francis Xavier Church ("De Krijtberg") Church of Our Lady The Begijnhof Chapel St. Anthony of Padua Church ("Mozes en Aäronkerk")
See also Category:Amsterdam