Saint Servatius
Bergstraat
1910 Berg (Kampenhout)
Church | XVIII-XIX | late classical | Catholic Church
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Opening hours
01 January - 31 December
Mon 10.00 - 16.00
Tue 10.00 - 16.00
Wed 10.00 - 16.00
Thu 10.00 - 16.00
Fri 10.00 - 16.00
Sat 10.00 - 16.00
Sun 10.00 - 16.00
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Description
Late classical building from 1794, completed in 1831. Three naves in a rectangular choir, crowned with a 35 meter tower and two clocks. The church is the third one in the village, after the previous two were destroyed by fire or demolition.
The altar dates from 1843, in Louis XIV style. It has a Descent from the Cross from a somewhat later date. In the 1980s the new altar was set up, made from parts of the pulpit. The oak likeness of the patron saint, Saint Servatius, is in the sacristy.
The Entombment of Christ is a copy of a Caravaggio from the Vatican. The Holy Trinity, a Flemish Primitive, was restaured in 2008 by the Royal Institute for the Artistic Heritage of Belgium.
Of the numerous other paintings and objects, a few come from the Romanesque Saint Lambert Chapel (1050) in Lelle. The Van Steenlant stroll refers to a noble family of Berg-Lelle.
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Remarkable elements
Triptych
The triptych is by the hand of an unknown master of the Flemish primitives and dates back to the end of the 15th century. It consists of 5 paintings. The benefactors of the artwork are depicted on the front of the two side panels and on the back one can see the “Flagellation” and “The Descent”. The panel in the middle is adorned with the “Holy Trinity”. It portrays the Holy Spirit in a human form, which is quite unique.
Painting "The entombment of Christ"
This “Entombment of Christ ” is a copy of an artwork by the famous Italian master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. He painted the original in the period 1603-1604. At the moment, the original hangs in the Picture Gallery of the Vatican. Rubens, who was a good friend of Caravaggio in the Italian period, also made a copy of this painting. The Rubens’ copy can be found in the National Gallery in Ottowa (Canada).
“Ecce Homo”
There is an “Ecce Homo” statue, a statue of Christ on a cold stone, on the left at the front of the church. It was made by an unknown artist and dates back to the 17th century. The statue originally came from the disassembled Saint Lambert Chapel in the hamlet Berg-Lelle.
Saint Joseph with baby Jesus
There is a statue of Saint Joseph with baby Jesus on his arm (oak, 18th century) on the left at the back of the church. Probably, the statue also originally came from the disassembled Saint Lambert Chapel in the hamlet Berg-Lelle.
Stained glass window Saint Servatius
The stained glass window of Saint Servatius was transferred to this church from the eponymous chapel in the hamlet Berg-Heide on March 6, 2008. It was placed in the southern wall close to the third bay.
