Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Hastière

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The Abbey Church of Saint Peter () is a well-preserved Romanesque church in Hastière, Belgium. It was built c. 1033a.1035, but traces its history back to the 900s. From 969 until the French Revolution, it was a prior under Waulsort Abbey. Since 1912 it serves as a parish church.

History: The church tracks its history back to a Benedictine monastery, founded in this location around the year 900 by Wigeric of Lotharingia. In 969 it was united with Waulsort Abbey and reduced to the status of a priory. The priory was disbanded during the French Revolution. In 1901, the parish was re-established and the church re-inaugurated as the parish church in 1912. The currently visible church was built c. 1033 In the 1260s, the original channel was demolished and replaced with the currently visible, Gothic channel. The church was damaged in 1793. Between 1882 and 1909 restoration works were carried out to plans by architect Auguste Van Assche, who had parts of the tower and the nave renewed. In 1882, the Romanesque crypt was also discovered under the channel; It was restored by architect Chrétien Veraart. Following damage during World War...