# St Gummarus collegiate church, where Joanna and Philip were married

What to do en Lier · Lier

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/lier/things-to-do/st-gummarus-collegiate-church · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 40 min
- Temporada: All year; restoration works until 2029

Church · 40 min · free · under works until 2029, partly open

The Sint-Gummaruskerk, Lier's Great Church, is a Brabantine Gothic collegiate church begun in 1378 that took about 200 years to finish. Here, on 20 October 1496, Philip the Handsome and Joanna of Castile were married, daughter of the Catholic Monarchs and mother of the future Charles V. Inside is one of the most valuable fifteenth-century stained-glass windows in the country, the silver reliquary of St Gummarus, the Colibrant triptych and a copy of the Shroud of Turin.
The church is being restored in phases until 2029 and remains partly open. The 83-metre tower, the "pepper pot", has the heaviest eighteenth-century carillon in western Europe, but can only be climbed with a group guide. Check with Visit Lier which areas are open on the day you go.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 51.1323, 4.5671

## Cerca de aquí

- [Hotel Florent](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/lier/where-to-stay/hotel-florent), a 84 m
- [Stadsmuseum, the city museum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/lier/things-to-do/city-museum), a 163 m
- [Grote Markt, town hall and belfry](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/lier/things-to-do/grote-markt-and-belfry), a 254 m
- [Brasserie Het Moment](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/lier/where-to-eat/het-moment), a 298 m
- [Hof van Aragon, Sunday restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/lier/where-to-eat/hof-van-aragon), a 337 m
- [Hotel Hof van Aragon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/lier/where-to-stay/hof-van-aragon), a 337 m
- [The Spanish walk: in the footsteps of Joanna of Castile](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/lier/things-to-do/spanish-walk), a 337 m
- [Zimmer tower and its time museum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/lier/things-to-do/zimmer-tower), a 419 m

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Did Joanna the Mad marry in Lier?
Yes, Joanna of Castile and Philip the Handsome were married in this church in October 1496.

Destino: [Lier](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/lier.md)