St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral
- St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral
The St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral is located at the Treurenberg hill in Brussels, Belgium. In French, it is called Cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule and in Dutch Sint-Michiels- en Sint-Goedelekathedraal, usually shortened to "Sint-Goedele".
In 1047, Lambert II, Count of Leuven founded a chapter in this church and organized the transportation of the relics of Saint Gudula, before then housed in Saint Gaugericus Church on Saint Gaugericus Island. The church patron saints, archangel St. Michael and the martyr St. Gudula, are also the patron saints of the city of Brussels.
In the thirteenth century, the cathedral was renovated in the Gothic style. The choir was constructed between 1226 and 1276. The facade was completed in the mid-fifteenth century.
It is an archiepiscopal cathedral of the Archbishop of Mechlin-Brussels, the Primate of Belgium, currently Cardinal Godfried Danneels. It is located in the national capital and therefore often used for Catholic ceremonies of national interest, such as royal marriages and state funerals.
The south tower contains a 49-bell carillon by the Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry on which Sunday concerts are often given.
Gallery
External links
* [http://www.cathedralestmichel.be/ Official homepage of the Cathedralis SS. Michaelis et Gudulae]
* [http://www.ilotsacre.be/images/virtualvisit/saint_michel-sint_michiels.htm Virtual visit of the Saint-Michael Cathedral]
* [http://www.trabel.com/brussel/brussels-ch-churchstmichael.htm More information about the cathedral]
* [http://www.brusselspictures.com/?page_id=16 Discovery guide with high quality pictures of the St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Gudula — Infobox Saint name=Saint Gudula birth date=c. 7th century death date= 680 714 feast day=8 January; 19 January in the diocese of Ham and Moorsel venerated in=Roman Catholic Church imagesize=193px caption=From a Dutch Gradual of 1494, a typical… … Wikipedia
Michael (archangel) — Saint Michael redirects here. For other uses, see Saint Michael (disambiguation). For Roman Catholic views and prayers, see Saint Michael (Roman Catholic). Archangel Michael A 13th century Byzantine icon from Saint Catherine s Monastery, Mount… … Wikipedia
Cathedral of Saint Michael — Cathedral of Saint Michael, or St. Michael s Cathedral, may refer to:* St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral, Brussels, Belgium * St. Michael s Basilica, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada * St. Michael s Cathedral (Toronto), Canada * St. Michael s… … Wikipedia
Michael Coxcie — (Mechelen 1499 ndash; March 5, 1592) was a Flemish painter who studied under Bernard van Orley, who probably induced him to visit the Italian peninsula. (Coxcie is sometimes spelled Coxie , such as in the Mechelen street devoted to the… … Wikipedia
Cathedral architecture of Western Europe — A cathedral is a church, usually Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Orthodox, housing the seat of a bishop. The word cathedral takes its name from the word cathedra , or Bishop s Throne (In Latin: ecclesia cathedralis ). The term is often… … Wikipedia
Margaret of England, Duchess of Brabant — For other people named Margaret Plantagenet, see Margaret Plantagenet (disambiguation). Margaret of England John II, Duke of Brabant and Margaret of England, Grand Place, Brussels … Wikipedia
Гельмонт, Ян Баптиста ван — Жан Баптист ван Гельмонт Jan Baptista van Helmont … Википедия
Гельмонт — Гельмонт, Ян Баптиста ван Жан Баптист ван Гельмонт Jan Baptista van Helmont Дата рождения: 12 января … Википедия
André-Joseph Léonard — Archbishop of Mechelen Brussels Church Roman Catholic Archdiocese Mechelen Brussels … Wikipedia
Godfried Danneels — Cardinal Godfried Danneels Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen Brussels Church Roman Catholic … Wikipedia
