Gertrudiskerk

The Gertrudiskerk is a church approachable from the large market in the center of Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands.

The current church building, completed in 1477 was designed by Evert Spoorwater [nl].

The whole interior including the 18th century pipe organ by Louis Delhaye II was lost.

The arrangement that followed would be that the municipality would keep the building and property in good maintenance, and the two Catholic parishes in the city center would merge to become the Sint Gertrudiskerk.

The large advantage of this agreement was that the empty restored church in time could be equipped with religious furnishings.

Among the interior features are a stained glass window honoring Saint Gertrudis, two pulpits, three Flemish confessionals and an Ibach pipe organ from 1863.

During performances the seating is turned away from the altar towards a special concert podium and the Ibach organ.