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of the altar ... they trod under their feet and (horrible it is to say!) shed their stinking piss upon it ... these false bretheren burned and rent not only all kind of Church books, but, moreover, destroyed whole libraries of books of all sciences and tongues, yea the Holy
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who conquered the region plundered Our Lady's
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Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp. From left to right: Our Lady of Stekske, by Stalins & Janssens, 1878; Saint Ursula and Saint Gaspar, by E. Didron, 1873; and Dedication of the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes by archbishop Deschamps, by Stalins & Janssens,
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managed to save the building. The completion of the second tower was therefore delayed, which led to its ultimate postponement. Moreover, the church only became the cathedral of the bishopric of
Antwerp in 1559 but lost this title again from 1801 to 1961, following the
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church. The three-aisled nave corresponded in width to the cathedral's current central aisle, the inner and partly the middle aisles. The cloverleaf-shaped eastern section with a full aisle had a width of no less than 42 m. In 1294, the church gets a
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started in 1352 and, although the first stage of construction was ended in 1521, has never been 'completed'. It was constructed in the
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Rubens masterpieces. Over the course of the 19th century, the church was completely restored and refurnished.
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to discipline them. In 1124, Norbert of Xanten convinces 4 of the secular canons to start a
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Saint Cecilia in the Renaissance: The Emergence of a Musical Icon (Chicago, 2022).
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were connected to this church. They would dedicate all of their time to the
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in Ireland (1586–1590) – died in Antwerp on his return to Ireland from Rome
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was ready. The south tower reached only as far as the third-string course.
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Nicolaes Somers, marries to Anne de Winter. Dean of the Silver sculptors.
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The first Christian missionaries arrived in the 7th century. The first
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Joannes Brantius: iuris conslvltius, married Clara de Moy; parents of
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Print of the destruction in the church, the "signature event" of the
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Alexander vander Goes (+1642), Alderman, married Maria della Faille.
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Church. Upon hearing of their dissident behavior, the bishop of the
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1347:. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
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The cathedral possesses a number of major works of art :
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The west portal features statues which include the missionary
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Artist vision of the completed cathedral (18th century, after
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Daniël Faes, (+ 1654), book-Editor; married to Sara de Waele.
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Ludovic van den Heuvel (+1727), knight and Lord of Calfennes.
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Spicer, 109 (spelling modernized); see also Arnade, 146–148
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from his home country escaping justice. From 1725 to 1731
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Petrus de Vos (+1719), married to Maria Clara Bosschaert.
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commented that the spire should be kept under glass, and
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List of tallest structures built before the 20th century
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16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Belgium
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University of Michigan Library Lantern Slide Collection
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Thomas de PrĂŞt (+1653), married to Suzanne Fourmenois.
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served as Kapelmeester, followed from 1731 to 1737 by
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Joannes Placquet, (+1652); married to Anne Vermeulen.
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1121:South tower height: 65.3 metres (214 ft)
2418:1521 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
1544:. Boston: Silver, Burdett & Co. p.
1536:Coe, Fanny E. (1896). Dunton, Larkin (ed.).
1521:. Boston: Silver, Burdett & Co. p.
1513:Coe, Fanny E. (1896). Dunton, Larkin (ed.).
1124:Central aisle height: 28 metres (92 ft)
1118:North tower height: 123 metres (404 ft)
992:, marr. Clara van Gulick, parents in law of
16:Roman Catholic cathedral in Antwerp, Belgium
2049:Ordinariate for foreign students in Belgium
1723:Tallest buildings and structures in Belgium
1407:analysed in Arnade, 146 (quoted); see also
1229:The Raising of the Cross, Peter Paul Rubens
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1115:Interior length: 118 metres (387 ft)
949:Simon Jordaens, married to Maria de Bodt.
532:extension, indicating the first signs of
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472:. In the 10th century, a group of 12
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2065:List of Catholic churches in Belgium
1627:The Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp
1317:. Diocese of Antwerp. Archived from
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1064:, (+1542); married to Herberta Dens.
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2126:List of Catholic schools in Belgium
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2075:St. Salvator's Cathedral, Bruges
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2018:Military Ordinariate of Belgium
1942:Episcopal Conference of Belgium
1668:Organs in the Antwerp Cathedral
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460:was constructed in the current
2438:Gothic architecture in Belgium
2131:Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
2090:St. Quentin Cathedral, Hasselt
2070:Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp
1871:Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp
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319:Belfries of Belgium and France
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798:Assumption of the Virgin Mary
741:Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
1886:St Martin's Cathedral, Ypres
1345:UNESCO World Heritage Centre
1253:List of carillons in Belgium
905:Joannes Beerenbroek, (+1761)
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781:Tomb of Isabella of Bourbon
433:UNESCO World Heritage Sites
371:Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal
35:Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal
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2169:Bethlehem Abbey, Bonheiden
2085:St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent
1933:Catholic Church in Belgium
1876:Church of Our Lady, Bruges
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820:The Resurrection of Christ
809:The Descent from the Cross
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1515:The World and Its People
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832:The Raising of the Cross
787:The Raising of the Cross
286:123 metres (404 ft)
258:120 metres (390 ft)
1891:St. Rumbold's Cathedral
1861:Brussels Justice Palace
1673:Towers of the Cathedral
1623:Rynck, Patrick (2005).
1540:. Vol. 9. Book V.
1517:. Vol. 9. Book V.
1486:"Cathedral of Our Lady"
1463:Miola, 58–59, 59 quoted
1077:, marr. Joanne Riviera.
554:National Gallery of Art
266:75 metres (246 ft)
2428:Bell towers in Belgium
2385:Catholicism portal
2239:Monasterium Magnificat
1447:, Universiteit Leiden
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1683:Cathedral of Our Lady
1490:www.visitantwerpen.be
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48:Cathedral of Our Lady
24:Cathedral of Our Lady
1827:VRT Zendstation Egem
1189:Frans-Andries Durlet
1155:The cathedral has a
1055:Henricus Walraevens.
1025:Maol Muire Ă“ hĂšigĂnn
844:Imperial German Army
779:The effigy from the
713:André-Joseph Blavier
709:Joseph-Hector Fiocco
619:at the start of the
604:Lancelot II of Ursel
478:Liturgy of the Hours
396:style by architects
161:51.22056°N 4.40056°E
2365:Our Lady of Banneux
2141:Université de Namur
1810:Radio and TV towers
1781:North Galaxy Towers
1075:Christopher Plantyn
1062:Bartholomeus Tucher
924:Embertus Tholinckx.
874:Laevinus Torrentius
711:, and from 1737 by
693:Philip the Handsome
548:Wenceslaus Hollar,
534:gothic architecture
502:St. Michael's Abbey
462:Sint Michielsstraat
239:Direction of façade
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2397:Belgium portal
1993:Diocese of Tournai
1978:Diocese of Hasselt
1963:Diocese of Antwerp
1866:Brussels Town Hall
1837:Zendmast Ruiselede
1796:World Trade Center
1414:2016-03-03 at the
1029:Archbishop of Tuam
900:Alexander I Goubau
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762:Major works of art
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390:Diocese of Antwerp
77:Diocese of Antwerp
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2274:St. Sixtus' Abbey
2219:Keizersberg Abbey
2199:Dendermonde Abbey
2110:Tournai Cathedral
1968:Diocese of Bruges
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1832:Wavre transmitter
1776:Madou Plaza Tower
1631:. Ghent: Ludion.
1589:. Brepols. 1996.
1204:Peter Paul Rubens
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971:Peter Verbrugghen
944:Joannes Cnobbaert
879:Ambrosius Capello
825:Peter Paul Rubens
814:Peter Paul Rubens
803:Peter Paul Rubens
792:Peter Paul Rubens
721:Andreas Pevernage
717:Jacobus Barbireau
685:Andreas Pevernage
677:Johannes Ockeghem
640:Blessed Sacrament
621:Eighty Years' War
609:Concordat of 1801
565:Wenceslaus Hollar
550:Antwerp Cathedral
519:Our Lady's church
500:church, known as
490:Norbert of Xanten
410:Peter Paul Rubens
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2189:Chevetogne Abbey
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