Protestant Church of Dearsum

Protestant church of Dearsum Saint Nicholas church
Church of Dearsum
53°05′13″N 5°42′57″E / 53.0869°N 5.7159°E / 53.0869; 5.7159
History
Dedication	Before the reformation, to Saint Nicholas
Specifications
Materials	Brick

The Protestant Church of Dearsum or Saint Nicholas church^[1] is a religious building in Dearsum, Netherlands, one of medieval churches in Friesland.

It is a Romanesque church from c. 1200 with a 13th-century tower build out of red brick.^[1] In the 16th century four large windows where added to the south side.^[1] The Pipe organ was built in 1895 by the Gebroeders Ademaand was restored in 1916 and 1983 by Bakker & Timmenga.^[1]

The church is located on the Dearsum 34^[2] and was once a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Nicholas but became a Protestant church after the protestant reformation. It is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 32301.^[3]