Protestant church of Hantumhuizen

Protestant church of Hantumhuizen Saint Anne's church
Church of Hantumhuizen
53°22′21″N 5°59′55″E / 53.3725°N 5.9987°E / 53.3725; 5.9987Coordinates: 53°22′21″N 5°59′55″E / 53.3725°N 5.9987°E / 53.3725; 5.9987
History
Dedication	Before the Reformation, to Saint Anne
Specifications
Materials	Brick

The Protestant church of Hantumhuizen or Saint Anne's church^[1] is a religious building in Hantumhuizen, Netherlands, one of the many medieval churches in Friesland.

The Romano-Gothic church was built in the first half of the 13th century out of red Brick.^[1] The tower dates from c. 1200 and the quintuple closed choir date from the 18th century.^[1]

The Pipe organ was built in 1907 by Bakker & Timmenga.^[1] The church is located on the Wierumerwei 2^[2] and was once a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Anne but became a Protestant church after the Protestant reformation. It is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 38700 and is rated with a very high historical value^[3] and is in the care of Stichting Alde Fryske Tsjerken (Old Frisian Churches Foundation).^[4]

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