Godefridus Maria
Leeuwenberg was born
in Amsterdam on April 13th 1899. Little is known
about his
youth and education, but he is known to have been a catholic. He had
an office in Utrecht and was a member of the board of architects' organization BNA.
Van
Leeuwenberg designed a number of catholic churches and other buildings
in Traditionalist styles and was involved in several restorations of
medieval churches. He died in Utrecht on April the 7th 1967. His
office continued with the name Leeuwenberg & Volders.
The following list of his works is probably incomplete.
Convent in Delft School Traditionalist style.
Three-aisled pseudo-basilica in Traditionalist style.
Repairs of war damage. Leeuwenberg reconstructed much of the original 14th-century state of the church, but retained Th. Molkenboer's Neo-Gothic choir, albeit lowered.
Three-aisled basilica in a Traditionalist style.
1949 Beuningen (Ov): church O.L.Vrouw van Altijd durende Bijstand
Towerless three-aisled pseudo-basilica in Traditionalist style. Designed in conjunction with C. Hardeman.
Three-aisled basilica in a Traditionalist style, with frontal tower and apse completed in 1961.
Three-aisled basilica in a Traditionalist style with long nave.
Three-aisled basilica in a Traditionalist style, inspired by Romesque. The church replaced a neo-Romanesque church (H.J. Wennekers, 1866-1867), the tower of which was incorporated.
1961 Utrecht (U): church St. Salvator
Demolished in 1998.
Chapel in Traditionalist style.