Saint Mary's Royal Church | |
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50°51′33″N 4°22′08″E / 50.85917°N 4.36889°E | |
Location | Place de la Reine / Koninginneplein 1030 Schaerbeek, Brussels-Capital Region |
Country | Belgium |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication |
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Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Protected[1] |
Designated | 09/11/1976 |
Architect(s) | Henri Désiré Louis Van Overstraeten |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | |
Groundbreaking | 1845 |
Completed | 1888 |
Specifications | |
Number of domes | 1 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Mechelen–Brussels |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Luc 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.