St Martin's Basilica (French - ''basilique Saint-Martin'') in Liège, is a Roman Catholic church situated on the Publémont hill in the city centre. It was initially built as a Romanesque structure in the 10th century, which in 1246 held the first celebration of an annual 'Fête-Dieu', the festival later known as Corpus Christi. This structure was replaced by a Gothic building in the 16th century. Up until the

Liège Revolution The Liège Revolution, sometimes known as the Happy Revolution (french: Heureuse Révolution; wa, Binamêye revolucion), against the reigning prince-bishop of Liège, started on 18 August 1789 and lasted until the destruction of the Republic ...

it was one of the

seven collegiate churches of Liège The seven collegiate churches of Liège (french: sept collégiales de Liège) were a group of 10th- and early-11th-century foundations in the city of Liège. Each of these collegiate churches was a privileged corporation within the city, with its o ...

. In 1886 it was promoted to the rank of

minor basilica In the Catholic Church, a basilica is a designation given by the Pope to a church building. Basilicas are distinguished for ceremonial purposes from other churches. The building need not be a basilica in the architectural sense (a rectangular ...

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*http://fr.structurae.de/structures/data/?ID=s0056128 *http://www.upsaintmartin.be/medias/files/visite-guidee-de-la-basilique-st-martin-liege-1.pdf {{coord, 50, 38, 39, N, 5, 33, 50, E, region:BE_type:landmark, display=title Liege category:Gothic architecture in Belgium category:16th-century architecture category:Former collegiate churches in Belgium Saint-Martin