Basilica of St Plechelm

Basilica of St Plechelmus
Basilica of St Plechelmus
Basilica of St Plechelmus
Religion
AffiliationCatholic
ProvinceOverijssel
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusminor basilica
Location
LocationOldenzaal, Netherlands
Geographic coordinates52°18′45″N 6°55′42″E / 52.31250°N 6.92833°E / 52.31250; 6.92833
Architecture
Groundbreaking12th century
Website
http://www.plechelmusbasiliek.nl/

The Basilica of St Plechelmus (Dutch: Sint-Plechelmusbasiliek) is a Catholic church in the Dutch town of Oldenzaal dedicated to the 8th-century Irish monk Plechelm, whose festival on 15 July has been on the calendar of the medieval diocese of Utrecht ever since his canonisation in the 10th century. This festival is still celebrated annually at the basilica, and the saint's 1050th anniversary was celebrated there in 2004.