Vissenaken

Title

Vissenaken

Dedication

Martin

Affiliation

Medieval Diocese

Circary

History

A parish church in the possession of the Premonstratensian abbey of Tongerlo from the early 13th century until the 1930s. It was a popular pilgrimage site in the Middle Ages. The medieval church was demolished in the 1770s and the current building constructed.

Status

Parish church

Image Credit

Church of Saint Maarten in Vissenaken, 2006. Wikimedia.

Files

Collection

Citation

“Vissenaken,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/1189.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Tongerlo