Abbey of Echternach - Chronology of Churches

Chronology of Churches

There have been six churches built on the site at Echternach:

  • Unknown - 700: Original pre-abbey church
  • 700 - c.800: Merovingian church
  • c.800 - 1016: Carolingian church
  • 1031 - 1797: Original Romanesque basilica
  • 1862 - 1944: Reconstructed basilica
  • 1953–present day: Modern basilica

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