Saint Mary's Royal Church

Saint Mary's Royal Church
  • Église Royale Sainte-Marie (French)
  • Koninklijke Sint-Mariakerk (Dutch)
St. Mary's Royal Church in Schaerbeek
Map
50°51′33″N 4°22′08″E / 50.85917°N 4.36889°E / 50.85917; 4.36889
LocationPlace de la Reine / Koninginneplein
1030 Schaerbeek, Brussels-Capital Region
CountryBelgium
DenominationCatholic Church
History
StatusParish church
Dedication
  • Our Lady of the Assumption (official)
  • Queen Louise-Marie (unofficial)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationProtected[1]
Designated09/11/1976
Architect(s)Henri Désiré Louis Van Overstraeten
Architectural typeChurch
Style
Groundbreaking1845
Completed1888
Specifications
Number of domes1
Administration
Archdiocese Mechelen–Brussels
Clergy
ArchbishopLuc Terlinden
(Primate of Belgium)

Saint Mary's Royal Church (French: Église Royale Sainte-Marie; Dutch: Koninklijke Sint-Mariakerk) is a Catholic parish church located on the Place de la Reine/Koninginneplein in the Brussels municipality of Schaerbeek, Belgium. Officially dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption, it is popularly associated with Queen Louise-Marie, first Queen of the Belgians, as is the square where it is located, which earned it the title of "Royal".

This site is served by Botanique/Kruidtuin metro station on lines 2 and 6 of the Brussels Metro.

  1. ^ "Schaerbeek - Église Sainte-Marie - Place de la Reine - VAN OVERSTRAETEN Henri Désiré Louis". www.irismonument.be. Retrieved 19 January 2019.