Collegial Church of Saint Peter and Saint Guido

Collegial Church of Saint Peter and Saint Guido
French: Collégiale Saints-Pierre-et-Guidon
Dutch: Sint-Pieter-en-Sint-Guidokerk
Collegial Church of Saint Peter and Saint Guido
50°50′12″N 4°18′22″E / 50.83667°N 4.30611°E / 50.83667; 4.30611Coordinates: 50°50′12″N 4°18′22″E / 50.83667°N 4.30611°E / 50.83667; 4.30611
Location Place de la Vaillance, Anderlecht, Brussels
Country Belgium
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Dedication Saint Peter and Saint Guy (patron saint of Anderlecht)
Architecture
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Protected[1]
Designated 25/10/1938
Architectural type Church
Style Brabantine Gothic
Years built 14th–16th centuries (church)
19th century (spire)
Completed 1898
Specifications
Number of spires 1
Administration
Archdiocese Mechelen-Brussels

The Collegial Church of Saint Peter and Saint Guido (French: Collégiale Saints-Pierre-et-Guidon, Dutch: Sint-Pieter-en-Sint-Guidokerk) is a Brabantine Gothic style church built between the 14th and 16th centuries and located in the municipality of Anderlecht, Brussels. The Neo-Gothic spire dates from the 19th century.

History

The Gothic building that we know today was erected in stages from 1350 to 1527. Jan van Ruysbroeck, the architect of the tower of the Brussels Town Hall, was responsible for the works between 1479 and 1485. The square tower dates from 1517.[2]

In the crypt beneath the church lies a very old tombstone with no inscription. A long tradition of pilgrimages consider it to be the tomb of Saint Guy, the "Poor Man of Anderlecht", who died around 1012.[3]

The following centuries, the tomb of Saint Guy began to attract a large number of pilgrims. Restoration works were carried out between 1843 and 1847, under the direction of the architect Jules-Jacques Van Ysendyck, during which several wall paintings were uncovered.[4] In 1898, the square tower was surmounted by a spire, giving the church its current appearance.

The church was designated a historic monument on 25 October 1938.[5] It was the subject of a cleaning campaign from 1994 to 1997.

Accessibility

The church is located in the centre of Anderlecht, on the northern side of Place de la Vaillance, not far from the Erasmus House, the old beguinage of Anderlecht and the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium.

This site is served by the metro station Saint Guidon/Sint Guido on line 5 of the Brussels metro.

References

  1. ↑ http://patrimoine.brussels/liens/registre/registre-du-patrimoine-protege-en-region-de-bruxelles-capitale-catalogue-illustre
  2. ↑ "Collegial Church of Saint Peter and Saint Guidon - Bruxelles ma Belle | Un site utilisant WordPress". www.bruxellesmabelle.net. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  3. ↑ "Saint Guy of Anderlecht". CatholicSaints.Info. 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  4. ↑ "An insider's guide to Anderlecht" (PDF).
  5. ↑ http://patrimoine.brussels/liens/registre/registre-du-patrimoine-protege-en-region-de-bruxelles-capitale-catalogue-illustre


See also

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