HERITAGE AND TOURISM
Open Churches Days at
Saint Donat
Square Reine Elisabeth II
6700 Arlon
Church | | Baroque | Catholic Church
Welcome to Saint Donat
Free visit
6 June 2026 : 09.00 - 18.007 June 2026 : 09.00 - 18.00
A welcoming church
Price
FreeContact
Andrée Kerger+32 63 67 68 97
+35 2621148617
antigone253@gmail.com
Organizers:
Unité pastorale ND d'ArlonMore about this church
Description
Located at the top of the "Knipchen" (the hill), at an altitude of 450 m., this building with 3 naves was the former church of the Capuchin convent, erected in 1625, on the site of the castle of the Marquises of Arlon.
Ruined by the French in 1558, burnt by lightning in 1719, the sanctuary was rebuilt, decorated and furnished again.
In 1897 the Arlon architect L. J. Van de Wyngaert added 2 side naves and replaced the bell tower with a belvedere tower. The north side tower was built around 1904, at the same time as a neo-gothic porch was added to the west façade.
Ruined by the French in 1558, burnt by lightning in 1719, the sanctuary was rebuilt, decorated and furnished again.
In 1897 the Arlon architect L. J. Van de Wyngaert added 2 side naves and replaced the bell tower with a belvedere tower. The north side tower was built around 1904, at the same time as a neo-gothic porch was added to the west façade.
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