Church of St. Walburga, Antwerp

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The Church of St. Walburga in Antwerp was a notable former parish church renowned for housing major Baroque artworks, including Peter Paul Rubens’ celebrated altarpiece "The Elevation of the Cross."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque church
former Roman Catholic parish church
artHistoricalSignificance important site for early Baroque painting in the Southern Netherlands
artistAssociated Peter Paul Rubens NERFINISHED
artStyle Baroque
associatedMovement Counter-Reformation NERFINISHED
category Baroque church buildings in Belgium
Former churches in Antwerp
Roman Catholic churches in Antwerp
country Belgium
culturalContext Flemish Baroque NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo Saint Walburga NERFINISHED
demolishedInCentury 19th century
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
function parish church
hasReligiousAffiliation Catholicism
heritageType religious architectural heritage of Antwerp
historicalPeriod Early modern period NERFINISHED
housedWork "The Elevation of the Cross" NERFINISHED
"The Elevation of the Cross" triptych NERFINISHED
housedWorkBy Peter Paul Rubens NERFINISHED
knownFor Baroque interior decoration
housing Peter Paul Rubens’ altarpiece "The Elevation of the Cross"
important Baroque artworks
languageOfLiturgy Latin
liturgicalTradition Latin Rite
locatedIn Antwerp NERFINISHED
Antwerp, Belgium NERFINISHED
Southern Netherlands (historical region) NERFINISHED
historic center of Antwerp
namedAfter Saint Walburga NERFINISHED
notableAltarpiece "The Elevation of the Cross" NERFINISHED
notableAltarpieceArtist Peter Paul Rubens NERFINISHED
notableEvent commissioning of Rubens’ "The Elevation of the Cross" for its high altar
notableFor role in Counter-Reformation visual culture in Antwerp
originalLocationOf Rubens’ "The Elevation of the Cross" triptych NERFINISHED
partOf Roman Catholic Diocese of Antwerp NERFINISHED
region Flanders NERFINISHED
religiousOrderInvolved secular clergy (parish clergy)
status demolished
successorBuilding Church of St. Paul, Antwerp NERFINISHED
usedFor Catholic worship
parish liturgies
public devotions

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The Elevation of the Cross commissionedBy Church of St. Walburga, Antwerp
The Elevation of the Cross originalLocation Church of St. Walburga, Antwerp