Saint Eligius
Rue de France 1
7642 Calonne (Antoing)
Church | 1843 | Classical, Neogothic | Catholic Church
Map
Opening hours
01 January - 31 December
Mon 9.00 - 15.30
Tue 9.00 - 15.30
Wed 9.00 - 15.30
Thu 9.00 - 15.30
Fri 9.00 - 15.30
Sat 9.00 - 16.00
Sun 9.00 - 16.00
Religious offices
Saturday 5 pm(Every other Saturday)
http://www.doyennedantoing.be
Description
The church is on a promontory just two paces from the Escaut. It’s a neogothic building dating from 1843 but it was renovated in 1997. The church is open daily and due to new lighting and repainting and fresh flowers it is very welcoming.
The chancel is especially warm thanks to the predominance of light oak on the altar and on the pews along the side. Among the statues is one of Saint Eligius.
In the village, near the church, you will find another ceramic work by Edmond Dubrunfaut: “The Generations: Youth in Full Bloom”.
Photos
Remarkable elements
Baptismal font
Dated base from 1889, Carboniferous limestone, copper lid. Engraved cherub's head on the basin.
Stained glass windows
Stained-glass window in the nave is by Couke from Bruges. In the side aisles, scenes from the life of St. Eligius.
(a) Eligiusstands trial before King Dagobert
(b) Eligiusbuys back Sint Tillon
(c) The consecration of Saint Eligius
(d) Saint Eligius converts the population of the Tournai region
Organ - case
Late 16th century. Typical of the Dutch period, characterized by flat-headed cherubs, rather than round and grotesque. Comes from St Piat church in Tournai. The instrument was emptied of its content in the 19th century.
Stations of the cross
14 stations with neo-gothic tombing, painted on metal.
Old altar with tabernacle
Major altar, the antependium with monogram of Jesus. Altar table with mystical Delta and eye of God. Was offered by French officers after the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745. On the tabernacle: a triumphant child carrying a banner, ears and grapes, silver gilded wood and mirrors.
New altar
Christ sits on a throne of glory holding the Book of Life, surrounded by the tetramorphs that announce the Parousia. This iconography, linked to Matthew 25, shows the eagle of John revealing the mystery of Christ, the man of Matthew tied to Christ’s human lineage, the bull of Luke expressing divine mercy, and the lion of Mark evoking the call from the desert and the coming Lion of Judah.
