In the eleventh century, the bishop of Utrecht built a large Romanesque church here, modeled on other Utrecht churches. Parts of it have still been preserved above the current choir and the walls of the transepts.
In the thirteenth century, this church was renovated in Cologne’s Romano-Gothic style.

The choir and transepts were vaulted and the nave was newly built.

The ambulatory and council chapel were built in the fourteenth century. In the fifteenth century, first the side naves and later the transverse chapels were built. Finally, the Marian portal was created on the north side. The Librije was added in the sixteenth century.

The church has been used for reformed worship since 1591. In 1637 the tower received its current Baroque spire. This was rebuilt after the tower fire of 1948.

The church was extensively restored at the end of the nineteenth century under the direction of the neo-Gothic architect P.J.H. Cuypers. After the Second World War, the war damage was repaired. The church was restored again from 1970 to 1998.

Click here for the website of the Walburgiskerk (in Dutch).