Find a church

Saint Martin

Kerkplein
8980 Beselare (Zonnebeke)

Church | 1926 | Neogothic | Catholic Church

Disabled access Parking space Bike Point (repair kit) Organ

Map

Opening hours

01 January - 31 December
Mon 8.30 - 17.00
Tue 8.30 - 17.00
Wed 8.30 - 17.00
Thu 8.30 - 17.00
Fri 8.30 - 17.00
Sat 8.30 - 17.00
Sun 8.30 - 17.00

Religious offices

Kerknet

Description

Originally, there presumably stood a 12th century cruciform church, built of mountain stone. During the 14th and 15th century, the choir was expanded upon and the side aisles were added. The church suffered from the iconoclasm and was restored afterwards. During the first World War, the church was almost entirely destroyed, to be rebuilt between 1922 and 1925 in neo-gothic style.

It is a three-aisled brick church building with a prebuilt western tower. The tower consists of five parts, corner turrets on the chemin de ronde (a raised protected walkway). The tower is crowned by a spire and is flanked by a stair turret.

The furniture is predominantly in neo-gothic style, although there is a bluestone headstone of the knight Adrien Vander Woestine from 1527. This family played an important role in the history of the village of Beselare.

KIKIRPA : Photo-library online

Photos

Remarkable elements

Stained-glas windows

The exceptionally beautiful stained-glass windows in the chancel exude an air of artistry and splendour. They were crafted by S. Coucke & Sons of Bruges. They were installed in May and June 1926.

Pieta

Main altar

Way of the Cross

Organ

Organ by Jules Anneessens (Menen), built in 1927

Tombstone of Knight Adrien Vander Woestine

A bluestone gravestone of Knight Adrien Vander Woestine (1527) featuring a coat of arms and eight quarters, including those of the Woestine, Scoten, Brievere and Poorte families, dated 1527.

How to get there