The Oude Kerk ("old church") is Amsterdam’s oldest building and oldest parish church. Consecrated in 1306 by the bishop of Utrecht with Saint Nicolas as its patron saint, it became a Calvinist church after the Reformation in 1578.

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Location: Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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