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Liege Religious Treasures

Liege was once renowned as being paradise for priests and hell for women. This is due to the strong religious history and past role of the principality, once ruled by Princes-Bishops.

There are many reminiscences of this powerful past, and the high concentration of churches, abbeys, monastries and covent around the city has been part of her permanent features for centuries.

Liege once also boasted the biggest cathedral in the world, the St-Lambert Cathedral, which was completely destroyed by Liege's own people who fiercely embraced the cause of the French Revolution and rebelled against their Catholic ruler.

Today, the main attractions related to religious heritage in Liege are:

The treasure of the Cathedral at the Cathedral St-Paul .

The Baptismal Font of the St Barthelemy Church .

The Baroque Ceilings and Organs at the St-Jacques Collegiate Church.

The Romanesque Cloister at the St-Denis Church .

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