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In the small village of Houthem you'll find the onliest Dutch baroque church with fresco's.
The building of the church started in 1720; the inauguration/blessing was in 1735.
The church is named after Saint Gerlachus: Gerlach was a knight who changed his cuirass for the simple clothing and life of a hermit. The rest of his life was dedicated to praying and preaching; he lived and died here in 1165 as a Saint.
The most important "curiosities", besides the grave and reliquary shrine, are the fresco's. Johann Adam Schöpf, the court painter of the archbishop of Cologne, applied them in 1751. The fresco's represent/tell the life of Saint Gerlachus.
The church is recently restaurated; there's a small museum and treasury.
Under the tombe you'll always find sand/pulverized marl; pilgrims take some of it to protect their house and livestock.

More info at: http://www.st-gerlach.nl/index.html