St. Donatian's Church, Bruges
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St. Donatian's Church in Bruges was a prominent medieval collegiate church, once the city’s main cathedral-like religious center and the original home of several important artworks, including masterpieces by Jan van Eyck.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Donatian's Church, Bruges canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collegiate church
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former church building ⓘ medieval church ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFinds |
burials
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foundations of church ⓘ liturgical objects ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| artworksNowIn |
Groeningemuseum, Bruges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other European museums ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| currentSiteOccupiedBy | modern buildings on Burg Square ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Donatian of Reims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demolishedDuring | French Revolutionary period ⓘ |
| demolishedIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| excavatedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| function |
collegiate church of canons
ⓘ
main medieval religious center of Bruges ⓘ principal church of the counts of Flanders in Bruges ⓘ |
| governedBy | chapter of canons ⓘ |
| hadFeature |
choir
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crypt ⓘ nave ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site within UNESCO World Heritage-listed historic centre of Bruges ⓘ |
| housedWorkBy |
Jan van Eyck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Early Netherlandish painters ⓘ |
| influenced | religious life of medieval Bruges ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bruges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flanders ⓘ West Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ historic center of Bruges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bruges Basilica of the Holy Blood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruges City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNextTo | Burg Square, Bruges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableArtworkFormerlyHeld |
The Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele
GENERATED
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other altarpieces by Jan van Eyck GENERATED ⓘ |
| originallyBuiltIn | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| reasonForDemolition | secularization and political changes under French rule ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn |
Gothic period
ⓘ
Romanesque period ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| servedAs |
site of important civic and religious ceremonies
ⓘ
spiritual center for Bruges elite ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| successorInstitution | Bruges Cathedral (St. Salvator's Cathedral) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.