Eglise Notre Dame de Bon Secours - Brussels, Belgium
N 50° 50.731 E 004° 20.876
31U E 594895 N 5633512
This Way of St. James marker is located near an historical marker about the Eglise Notre Dame de Bon Secours near the right front side of the church in Brussels, Belgium.
Waymark Code: WMM47Q
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Date Posted: 07/18/2014
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"The church of Notre-Dame de Bon Secours, located at the corner of rue du Marché au Charbon and rue du Jardin des Olives, the center of the city of Brussels is a religious building from the XVII century. It is church parish Catholic area near the town hall of Brussels.
History
At this location there was a small chapel already mentioned in the twelfth century. At the chapel succeeds, the XIII century, the first church is dedicated to St. Jacques le Majeur: the pilgrims en route to St Jacques de Compostela to visit indeed during their passage in Brussels.
In 1625, a master shoemaker named Jacques Meeus, provost of the Brotherhood Saint-Jacques, discovered a statue of the Virgin Mary, which quickly became an object of veneration. He is credited with miraculous powers. She received the name Notre Dame de Bon Secours. The influx of the faithful led to the construction of a new chapel in baroque style in 1664-1694 under the direction of the cabinetmaker and architect Jean Cortvrindt. The church suffered extensive damage during the bombardment of 1695."
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