St Martin's Church or the Church of St. Martin () is a
church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...
located in
Arlon
Arlon (; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Luxembourg (Belgium), province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes, Belgium. With a population of just over 28,000, it ...
,
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...
, Belgium.
History
The church's origins trace back to an ancient Church of St. Martin, founded to honor
Saint Martin in
Arlon
Arlon (; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Luxembourg (Belgium), province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes, Belgium. With a population of just over 28,000, it ...
.
Built over seven years, St Martin's Church was inaugurated in 1914. It was designed by the architects Edouard Van Gheluwe and Modeste de Noyette.
[Gothic Revival Worldwide: A.W.N. Pugin's Global Influence. (2016). Belgium: Leuven University Press.]
Gallery
File:Arlon - Saint Martin portal.jpg,
File:Arlon St. Martin Innen Langhaus West 2.jpg,
File:EGLISE-SAINT-MARTIN-A-ARLON-05232018 140050.jpg,
External links
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Martin Church of Arlon
Churches in Belgium
Roman Catholic churches in Belgium