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Watermael-Boitsfort
Watermael-Boitsfort () or Watermaal-Bosvoorde () is a residential suburb of the city of Brussels in Belgium, and one of the 19 municipalities which form the Brussels-Capital Region.
The municipality has a total area of of which 58 percent is cov ...
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Brussels-Capital Region
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Belgium
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Roman Catholic
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*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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Saint Clement
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Church
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Religion
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Mechelen–Brussels
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The Church of St. Clement (french: Église Saint-Clément, nl, Sint-Clemenskerk) is a
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
church in the municipality of
Watermael-Boitsfort
Watermael-Boitsfort () or Watermaal-Bosvoorde () is a residential suburb of the city of Brussels in Belgium, and one of the 19 municipalities which form the Brussels-Capital Region.
The municipality has a total area of of which 58 percent is cov ...
in
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
, Belgium. It is one of the earliest examples of
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque style, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 11th century, this lat ...
in Belgium, dating from the 11th century.
History
The oldest parts of the church, the
nave
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and
bell tower
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, date from the 11th century.
[ Various architectural features were added to the church when it was restored in 1871, during which work a number of historic tombstones were recovered.][
The municipality's second church, the Church of St. Philomena, was built in 1826.][
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See also
* List of churches in Brussels
In Brussels, there are numerous church buildings, most of which are attached to the Roman Catholic Church. The Brussels-Capital Region is home to 107 Catholic parishes. Other religious buildings in the region are also mentioned.
By municipality ...
* Roman Catholicism in Belgium
The Catholic Church in Belgium, part of the global Catholic Church in Belgium, is under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome and the Episcopal Conference of Bishops.
Dioceses
There are eight dioceses, including one archdioces ...
* History of Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
* Belgium in "the long nineteenth century"
In the history of Belgium, the period from 1789 to 1914, dubbed the " long 19th century" by the historian Eric Hobsbawm, includes the end of Austrian rule and periods of French and Dutch occupation of the region, leading to the creation of the ...
References
External links
Eglise Saint-Clément
at the official website of Watermael-Boitsfort
{{Catholic Church in Belgium
Roman Catholic churches in Brussels
Medieval churches
Watermael-Boitsfort