Sint-Jeroenskerk, Noordwijk

St Jeroen's Church is a Roman Catholic church at 24 Van Limburg Stirumstraat in the Dutch town of Noordwijk.

The history of St. Jerome's Church goes back to the year 851. According to tradition, Saint Jerome landed on the beach at Noordwijk in that year and founded a church dedicated to Saint Martin. In 856 he is said to have been killed and beheaded by Vikings. His body was buried in silence, but was found a hundred years later without his head, after which it was transferred to the Egmond Abbey. A church was built on the site where his body was found. Around 1300, during excavations near the church, a skull was found, which was immediately assumed to have belonged to St. Jerome. The skull was kept as a relic in the church and in 1429 Noordwijk was declared a place of pilgrimage for Saint Jerome.

During the Reformation, the old St. Jerome's Church passed to the Protestants. The skull of the saint was possibly taken to safety, but was never recovered. In 1834 a new Catholic church was built. This water authority church without a tower was designed by architect C. Dobbe and cost fl. 30,000. In 1892 Noordwijk was again elevated to a place of pilgrimage, which created the need for a larger church.

Architect Nicolaas Molenaar sr. designed a three-aisled hall church in neo-Gothic style, with the tower at the front on the left corner with a needle spire. The new church was built against the older waterworks church, of which only the facade was demolished. On August 17 1894, the foundation stone was laid. In the first years the presbytery, transept and sacristy were built. It was not until 1925-1926 that the church was completely finished. The stations of the cross are by Jan Dunselman.

The church is used until today by the parish "St. Jerome and Mary at Sea". Since 1999 the church building has been listed as a national monument in the register of monuments. Since 2011, the parish of St. Jerome and Mary at Sea has been a part of the St. Martin's Parish, which also has the church communities in Noordwijkerhout, Voorhout, Sassenheim and Warmond under its care.