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Basilica of the Holy Blood: Interior, upper church and main altar, globe-shaped pulpit to the left

Date

Circa 1910

Creator

G. Massiot & cie
Part of: Architectural Lantern Slides of Belgium
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries

The high altar is decorated with a relief in alabaster from the beginning of the 17th century depicting the Last Supper. The pulpit in the form of a globe was made in 1728 by Henry Pulinckx, inspired by its evangelical purpose : "Go into all the world and preach the gospel"; Mark 16:15. In 1905 a large wall painting was executed behind the altar; this view predates the painting.

The earliest surviving church in Bruges is the two-storey basilica of the Heilig Bloed, built on the Burg in 1134-1149; the Romanesque lower church has massive columnar piers. Originally built in the 12th century as the chapel of the residence of the Count of Flanders, and dedicated to St. Basil, the church houses a venerated relic of the Holy Blood allegedly collected by Joseph of Arimathea and brought from the Holy Land by Thierry of Alsace, Count of Flanders. The upper church (Chapel of the Holy Blood) was rebuilt in the Gothic style during the 16th century and renovated multiple times during the 19th century in Gothic Revival style.

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Creator
G. Massiot & cie
Date
Circa 1910
Publisher
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
Material Type
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Beguinage of Bruges: Exterior view of the Béguinage church, St. Elizabeth

Béguinage, Kortrijk: Overall view of cottages, with the tower of Saint Martin's church visible in background

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Beguinage of Bruges: Distant context view showing entry bridge and entrance gate to the left of the bridge

Beguinage of Bruges: Distant context view showing entry bridge and entrance gate to the left of the bridge

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Beguinage of Bruges: Overall view, one of the common buildings, a chapel

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