St. Lubentius, Dietkirchen

St. Lubentius
The church on a rock outcrop above the river Lahn, from the south-east
St. Lubentius is located in Hesse
St. Lubentius
St. Lubentius
St. Lubentius is located in Germany
St. Lubentius
St. Lubentius
50°24′11″N 8°05′47″E / 50.402962°N 8.096382°E / 50.402962; 8.096382
LocationDietkirchen, Hesse
CountryGermany
DenominationCatholic
History
Statuschurch
DedicationSt Lubentius
Architecture
Functional statusactive, formerly collegiate church
Heritage designationlisted monument
Architectural typebasilica
StyleRomanesque
Years builtfrom c. 700
Completed12th century

The church of St Lubentius in Dietkirchen, now part of Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany, was the most important church of the region until the 13th century. Located on top of a rock outcrop on the west bank of the river Lahn, it holds relics of St Lubentius, who according to the Gesta Treverorum worked in the area as a missionary in the fourth century. Today, the former collegiate church serves as the Catholic parish church of Dietkirchen, while its former chapel Dreifaltigkeitskapelle is the Protestant parish church. The church is a Romanesque basilica, mostly built in the 11th and 12th centuries, with a double tower at the west end.