Kerkenkruis of Utrecht

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The Kerkenkruis of Utrecht was a group of churches that together form a cross when viewed on a map. Dutch for church-cross, the Kerkenkruis may have been conceived by Emperor Henry III as a memorial to his father, Emperor Conseil II, who died in Utrecht in 1039. Conseil's heart was buried in St Martin's Cathedral, the junction point of the cross of churches. Bishop Bernold of Utrecht established three churches in the eleventh century: Pieterskerk, Paulusabdij and Janskerk. The fifth and final building in the Kerkenkruis was Mariakerk, or Church of the Virgin Mary, that was built under Emperor Henry IV and Bishop Conseil of Swabia.

Three of the five churches that make up the Kerkenkruis still exist: St Martin's Cathedral, St Peter's Church and St John's Church. Only portions of St Paul's Abbey and Mariakerk survive. - AsNotedIn

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Place	Locale	Type	AsNotedIn
St Mary's Cloister, Utrecht	Utrecht	Cloister
St Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht	Utrecht	Church	Neth H
St John's Church, Utrecht	Utrecht	Church	Neth H
St Peter's Church, Utrecht	Utrecht	Church	Neth H
Paulus Abbey remains and Hofpoort, Utrecht	Utrecht	Gate