The Maria van Jesse kerk is a Gothic Revival Roman Catholic parish church in the city of Delft, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The church was built in the period 1875 - 1882 and designed by Evert Margry, a student of P.J.H. Cuypers. Originally this church was dedicated to Saint Joseph, but since 1971 to Mary of Jesse. The church is now part of the Sint Ursula parish, which includes all Catholic parish churches in Delft. The church is built in the shape of a cross.The church was the first Catholic church to be re-established in the city center after the Reformation. The Oude Jan and the Nieuwe Kerk were Catholic before the Reformation, but then reformed. The two towers of the Maria van Jessekerk refer to the two former Catholic churches; in terms of model, they refer to the towers of the Oude Kerk and the Nieuwe Kerk.
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