St Martin's Church, Aalst

St Martin's Church
Dutch: Sint-Martinuskerk
St Martin's Church in Aalst
50°56′16.04″N 4°2′26.66″E / 50.9377889°N 4.0407389°E / 50.9377889; 4.0407389
LocationAalst
CountryBelgium
DenominationCatholic
History
Founded1480
DedicationSaint Martin
Architecture
StyleGothic architecture
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Ghent

St Martin's Church or the Church of St. Martin (Dutch: Sint Martinuskerk) is a church located in Aalst, Flanders, Belgium.

History

The Church of St. Martin was established in dedication to Saint Martin. The Gothic-style church was built in 1480.[1]

The altarpiece by Peter Paul Rubens depicting Saint Roch titled Christ Appointing Saint Roch as Patron Saint of Plague Victims is located in the church.[2]

Composed by Erasmus in 1527, the epitaph of Dirk Martens was installed in the church in 1784.[3]

  • Floor plan of St Martin's Church
    Floor plan of St Martin's Church
  • Sacrament Tower
    Sacrament Tower

Media related to Sint-Martinuskerk (Aalst) at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ DK Eyewitness Belgium and Luxembourg. (2017). United Kingdom: DK Publishing.
  2. ^ Peckham, H. (2008). Harry Peckham's Tour. United Kingdom: History Press.
  3. ^ Contemporaries of Erasmus: A Biographical Register of the Renaissance and Reformation. (2003). Germany: University of Toronto Press.
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