Diest (Sint-Sulpitiuskerk)
Title
Diest (Sint-Sulpitiuskerk)
Dates
Founded 12th c.
Dedication
Sulpitius
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
The Sint-Sulpitiuskerk of Diest was in the possession of the Premonstratensian abbey of Tongerlo from the mid-12th century. The current church on the site was built between 1321 and 1536. In the Middle Ages, the church was a locus of pilgrimage thanks to its possession of a miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary.
The prior's residence was located opposite the church in the Cleynaertsstraat.
The prior's residence was located opposite the church in the Cleynaertsstraat.
Status
Priory
Reference
Bibliography
Beliën, Carlos. Sint Sulpitiuskerk te Diest, 1969.
Minnen, Bart. “De moeizame vestiging van de norbertijnen van Tongerlo in Diest (1163-1305).” In De historische en kunsthistorische erfenis van de Witheren in Diest, edited by Bart Minnen and Annelies Schuyten, 7–44. Diest: Diest Vrienden van de Sint-Sulpitiuskerk, 2006.
Schuyten, Annelies. “De Kunsthistorische nalatenschap van de norbertijnen van Tongerlo in de Sint-Sulpitiuskerk en de bijhorende parochies te Diest.” In De historische en kunsthistorische erfenis van de Witheren in Diest, edited by Bart Minnen and Annelies Schuyten, 47–74. Diest: Diest Vrienden van de Sint-Sulpitiuskerk, 2006.
Image Credit
Exterior of Sint-Sulpitius en Dionysiuskerk, 2017. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Diest (Sint-Sulpitiuskerk),” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/716.