Church of St. John Berchmans, Brussels
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This article is about St John Berchmans Church in Brussels, Belgium. For other uses, see St. John Berchmans Church (disambiguation).
For Saint John Berchmans, see St. John Berchmans.
The Church of St. John Berchmans (French: Église Saint-Jean-Berchmans; Dutch: Sint-Jan-Berchmanskerk) is the Roman Catholic church of St Michael's College in the Brussels municipality of Etterbeek, Belgium. Founded by the Society of Jesus at the turn of the 20th century, the church is dedicated to the Belgian Jesuit Saint John Berchmans.
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Church of St. John Berchmans | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Year consecrated | 9 July 1912 |
Status | Oratory[lower-alpha 1] |
Location | |
Location | Boulevard Saint-Michel / Sint-Michielslaan 1040 Etterbeek, Brussels-Capital Region |
Country | Belgium |
Geographic coordinates | 50°50′05″N 4°24′26″E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Joseph Prémont[1] |
Type | Church |
Style | Romanesque revival |
General contractor | Society of Jesus |
Groundbreaking | 20 July 1908 (20 July 1908) |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | NW |
Length | 60 metres (200 ft) |
Width | 35 metres (115 ft) |
Width (nave) | 13 metres (43 ft) |
Spire(s) | 2 |
Website | |
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