Chrch Attic Amsterdam

The museum ons lieve heer op solder our lord in the attic commemorates a space built in 1663 so catholics who were barred from celebrating mass in public in reformation era amsterdam could.

Chrch attic amsterdam.

While it was prohibited to celebrate mass the authorities turned a blind eye. History of our lord in the attic the beautiful canal house at 40 oudezijds voorburgwal has a secret. Amsterdam has saved the our lord in the attic museum after a petition urged the city to keep open the 17th century hidden church that catholics had to use when the city barred them from. The church in the attic ons lieve heer op solder is a secret catholic church in the heart of amsterdam built in 1663.

The attic of this bourgeois house conceals a secret catholic church known as ons lieve heer op solder our dear lord in the attic originally built in 1663 when catholics lost their right to workship in their own way. Explore the narrow corridors and climb the stairs to historically furnished livingrooms kitchens and bedsteads leading literally to the highpoint of the museum. A hidden church in the attic. Among other artefacts the museum house contains heavy dutch furniture tableclocks and two kitchens with delft tiles.

This catholic church in the attic is an amazing museum visit while in the city of amsterdam. You might have passed this house and thought nothing of it however our lord in the attic is one of the last remaining hidden churches in amsterdam. Our lord in the attic was built in the mid 1600s in defiance of the calvinists but tolerated. But on a recent trip to amsterdam we stumbled upon a somewhat unusual and very unique church a secret church in an attic which is now the museum ons lieve heer op solder or the museum of our lord in the attic.

An entire church in the attic.