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.

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St. Donatian's Church, Bruges canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collegiate church
former church building
medieval church
archaeologicalFinds burials
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
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
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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Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele originalLocation St. Donatian's Church, Bruges