Sint-Dimpnakerk er en gotisk kirke i Geel. Den regnes til Demergotikken i forhold til byggestil. Det er en korskirke med kuppel og tungt tårn.
Kirken er viet til den hellige Dimpna, som ifølge legenden her skulle være blevet halshugget og begravet i år 600: hvis man skrev 30. maj seks hundrede år - s. Dymphna her halshugges af sin egen far. Det var en valfartkirk, hvor man især søgte helbredelse for psykiatriske patienter. Det er muligt, at her lå den oprindelige kerne af Geel, men denne flyttede sig langsomt til den nuværende Marked, hvor Sint-Amandskirken ligger, som fungerer som den ældste sognkirke i Geel.
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Address: Sint-Dimpnaplein, 2440 Geel, Antwerpen, Belgium
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