The Sint-Gertrudiskerk of Workum

Workum is a small town in the western part of the Dutch province of Friesland, and the Sint-Gertrudis Church is famous because of the tower of this State Reformed building. It was built in 1340 without the church, which was built in the years 1555-1613 by Protestants, because in the meantime the Reformation had come to Friesland. The name comes from Sint Gertrudis de grote van Hefta, a noble who had become a nun. She was born January 6, 1256 in Thuringen, Germany, and was admired by the Roman...