Chapel Church

Church of Our Lady of the Chapel
  • Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Chapelle (French)
  • Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Kapellekerk (Dutch)
Our Lady of the Chapel Church
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50°50′30″N 4°21′04″E / 50.84167°N 4.35111°E / 50.84167; 4.35111
LocationPlace de la Chapelle / Kapelleplein
1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region
CountryBelgium
DenominationCatholic Church
History
StatusParish church
DedicationOur Lady of the Chapel
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationProtected[1]
Designated05/03/1936
Architectural typeChurch
Style
Years built12th–13th centuries
Groundbreakingc. 1210
Specifications
Number of towers1
Administration
Archdiocese Mechelen–Brussels
Clergy
ArchbishopLuc Terlinden
(Primate of Belgium)

The Church of Our Lady of the Chapel (French: Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Chapelle; Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Kapellekerk), or the Chapel Church (French: Église de la Chapelle; Dutch: Kapellekerk), is a Catholic church located in the Marolles/Marollen district, in the historic centre of Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Chapel.

The church, in a Romanesque-Gothic transitional style, was built between the 12th and 13th centuries above an earlier chapel. Following a fire in 1405, its nave was rebuilt in the Brabantine Gothic style and enlarged with side chapels. Its Baroque slate bell tower dates from the 18th century. The complex was designated a historic monument in 1936.[1]

The church is located on the Place de la Chapelle/Kapelleplein, between the Rue Haute/Hoogstraat and the Rue de la Chapelle/Kapellestraat. This site is served by Brussels-Chapel railway station.

  1. ^ a b Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (2016). "Eglise paroissale Notre-Dame de la Chapelle" (in French). Brussels. Retrieved 28 May 2022.