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St. Sulpitiuskerk Church

The St. Sulpitiuskerk to Diest is a Gothic parish church on the Grand Place, where in 1618 Philip William, eldest son of William of Orange and his first wife Anna van Buren, was interred.The church derives its name from the canonized Sulpitius (7th century).The church is an example of the Demer gothic, built of iron sandstone and white limestone.The first architect of the church was a Frenchman, Pierre de Savoye.Throughout its construction process (from 1321 to 1534) were a total of 18 architects have been involved, including well known builders including Sulpitius of Forest and several members of the Keldermans builder family.Thus built Antoon Keldermans between 1483 and 1489 the choir.Although the construction of the church was completed in 1534, the building was completed as far to consider.From the original plan were missing 3 out of 5 chapels and the western was only the finished basement.The interior houses many church treasures from different periods of art history.There is a late Gothic triumphal cross, a Renaissance tabernacle a baroque pulpit and the baptismal font that was used at the baptism of the later saint St. Jan Berchmans.

Grote Markt

The market of Diest is surrounded by picturesque houses from the 16th to 18th Century.The townhall is also located here, in the basement of the city museum.Exhibits in the museum include the armour of Philip of Orange and a portrait of Rene of Orange-Nassau and his wife Anna of Lorraine.

Our Lady Church

The Our Lady in the Belgian town of Diest is a church dedicated to Mary.The church is located at the convent and is largely built of iron sandstone.This place was a chapel which served as chapel for the bannerlord men of Diest.These gentlemen stayed in a nearby castle (demolished in 1512) on a hill in 2009 known as the cours.The chapel was first mentioned in 1211.She was with her possessions and tithes by the then lord of Diest, Arnold IV donated to the abbey of Tongerlo provided the Premonstratensian abbey from the chapel would serve.Her appointment to a parish church in 1253 and the growth of Diest made the small chapel.The Notre-Dame was built between 1253 and 1288, in early Gothic style.Beggars destroyed the church and stole all the metal when the churchwardens not responded to their monetary demands.

Begijnh of Diest

The convent of Diest is a historic district in the northeast of the old town of Diest where once the nuns lived.This beguinage reckoned to city type, which means that the houses along streets (as in a mini city) and not around a large central square.The Diestse beguinage was founded in 1253 by Arnold IV, lord of Diest.Nicholas of Essche (or Esschius) (Oisterwijk, 1507 - Diest, 1578) was pastor of the convent from 1538 (with brief interruption in 1539-1540).This priest was under the influence of the Modern Devotion and Ruysbroeck.He aimed at genuine and personal experience of faith, averse to all ostentation.The emphasis was on detachment, devotion and prayer and worship of the Holy Spirit.

Linden Mill

The Linden Mill is a post mill in the Belgian town of Diest.This mill, which grind on from 1742 to the Death Mountain Schaffen, by the new owner Peter Alen moved to Assent in 1887 where she was put into operation.In 1953 the mill was shut down and grind one more time on electricity.Felix Alen donated the mill to the city of Diest supported by the former city archivist Van Der Linden to whom the mill was called.Since 1960 she stands on the ramparts, near the entrance of the domain Crescent.The mill is again in operation since 2005, the new miller every first Sunday of the month running.

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