Church of Our Lady of Laeken

Church of Our Lady of Laeken
  • Église Notre-Dame de Laeken (French)
  • Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk van Laken (Dutch)
Church of Our Lady of Laeken
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50°52′44.4″N 4°21′21.6″E / 50.879000°N 4.356000°E / 50.879000; 4.356000
LocationLaeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region
CountryBelgium
DenominationCatholic Church
WebsiteOfficial website
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Joseph Poelaert
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Administration
Archdiocese Mechelen–Brussels
Clergy
ArchbishopLuc Terlinden
(Primate of Belgium)

The Church of Our Lady of Laeken (French: Église Notre-Dame de Laeken; Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk van Laken) is a Catholic parish church in the Brussels district of Laeken, Belgium. Built in neo-Gothic style, it was originally erected in memoriam of Queen Louise-Marie, wife of King Leopold I, to the design of the architect Joseph Poelaert.

Pope Pius XI granted a decree of pontifical coronation towards the venerated Marian image enshrined within the church on 8 September 1935. The rite of coronation was executed by the former Archbishop of Mechelen, Cardinal Jozef-Ernest van Roey on 17 May 1936.

The Royal Crypt underneath the shrine is the main resting place for the members of the Belgian royal family, with some notable artisans also interred at the nearby cemetery.