OPEN CHURCHES DAYS "TINY DETAILS, GREAT STORIES..."
Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 June 2023
Every year, the Open Church Days celebrate the religious heritage on the first weekend in June. Don't resist this call for discovery during this 16th edition.
Upcoming events
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It is amazing how many animals live in St Martin's Church! And we don't mean the pigeons on the roof or the spiders in the cellar. But rather the animals depicted in the stained glass windows, on the liturgical vestments, on the baptismal font,... And usually not as decoration, but as an important character with a wise life lesson. Come explore the church animal kingdom with us and be surprised by this wonderful world.
Free visit between 2pm and 5pm,... -
Free visit
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Sainte-Gertrude (Vieille église)
6970 Tenneville
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3 & 4 June 2023Saint Amandus was very active in the Dender region. Many churches in our region bear his name but not in Okegem.... Could we not find any details about the great story of Amandus after all? Or should we enlist the help of Tom Waes?Where do we find Saint Amandus in Okegem?
Exhibition
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Onze-Lieve Vrouw-Presentatie
9400 Okegem (Ninove)
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3 & 4 June 2023Saint Amandus was very active in the Dender region. Many churches in our region bear his name but not in Denderwindeke.... Could we not find any details about the great story of Amandus after all? According to tradition, Amandus should have literally "walked" between Denderwindeke and Pollare. A spectacular legend that did not make it into "Het verhaal van Vlaanderen"....Saint-Amandus was not much loved in Denderwindeke...
Exhibition
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Sint-Pieter
9400 Denderwindeke (Ninove)
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3 & 4 June 2023Saint Amandus was very active in the Dender region. Many churches in our region bear his name but not in Appelterre-Eichem.... Could we not find any details about the great story of Amandus after all? According to tradition, Amandus should have literally "walked" or "swam" between Pollare and Eichem. Was he welcomed with open arms? A spectacular legend that did not make it into "The Story of Flanders"...Was Amandus welcomed with open arms in Appelterre-Eichem?
Exhibition
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Sint-Gertrudis
9400 Appelterre - Eichem (Ninove)
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3 & 4 June 2023Viva Amandi - Vita Sancti Amandi. In our baroque Abbey church, we look for obvious and less obvious links to the apostle of Flanders....Sint-Amandus in the Dender region
Exhibition
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hemelvaart
9400 Ninove
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3 & 4 June 2023Saint Amandus was very active in the Dender region. Many churches in our region bear his name but not in Meerbeke.... Could we not find any details about the great story of Amandus after all? Or should we enlist the help of Tom Waes? Berlindis is said to be related to Amandus! Is DNA testing possible? now we can talk....Exhibition
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Sint-Pieter en Sint-Berlindis
9402 Meerbeke (Ninove)
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3 & 4 June 2023From 25 March to 4 June inclusive, the Unité Pastorale Coeur de l'Ardenne au fil de l'Ourthe is organising an exhibition in the Saint-Nicolas church in La Roche-en-Ardenne. The exhibition will be accompanied by texts from Pope Francis' encyclical 'Laudato si' and will address the impact of war on the climate. Come and take a positive look at this exhibition, a source of hope and appeasement! An information sheet is available to guide children (young and old) with their families....Exhibition
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Saint-Nicolas
6980 La Roche-en-Ardenne
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Free visit
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Sint-Jacobus de Meerdere
8810 Lichtervelde
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3 & 4 June 2023With the help of QR codes, visitors receive background information and stories about the history of the church, its furniture, valuable statues and utensils on their smartphone. The information provides the visitor with tips on how to fill in a quiz form that can be left in a letterbox. A small reward for effort is delivered to participants afterwards. There is a child-sized circuit and one for adults.Get to know our church with your smartphone
Guided tour
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Sint-Quintinus
3520 Zonhoven
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3 & 4 June 2023Free visit of the church. Various explanatory folders available in English and French.Free visit of the church and the ground floor of the 11th century tower
Free visit
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Notre-Dame du Rosaire
5100 Wierde (Namur)
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3 & 4 June 2023After the great wave of destruction during the four years of the World War, our church was reopened for Catholic worship in 1923. A special exhibition reveals how the reconstruction was carried out and who was the driving force behind it.Exhibition
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Onze-Lieve-Vrouw
8950 Nieuwkerke (Heuvelland)
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Free visit
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Saint-Martin
6987 Marcourt (Rendeux)
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3 & 4 June 2023To mark the 750th anniversary of the Hanswijk Procession, there is a fascinating retrospective exhibition in the crypt of the Hanswijk Basilica.Exhibition
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Hanswijk
2800 Mechelen
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3 & 4 June 2023The painting panel has been present in this church for 500 years and contains some mysterious texts.500 years of 'Last Supper' by Jan Willems
Free visit
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Sint-Kwinten
3000 Leuven
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Welcome to the moody little church of Latem
Free visit
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Sint-Martinus
9830 Sint-Martens-Latem
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3 & 4 June 2023Together with a guide, you will discover the hidden corners and treasures of this former Jesuit church.The hidden stories of St Michael's Church
Guided tour
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Sint-Michiel
3000 Leuven
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3 & 4 June 2023Guided tour of the church (altarpieces, vaults with musical angels) and its baptistery (collection of Bakota reliquaries from Gabon - Desnouckpol Foundation). The visit ends with an organ audition (listed organ case dating from 1755).From the origins to the present day
Guided tour
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Saint-Jacques
7500 Tournai
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3 & 4 June 2023Exhibition of documents and objects from the glass and iron industry in and around Vergnies (the glass furnace, the forges of the great hammer, the Vergnotine residences of the masters of the forges and the glass furnace).
And our church in all this?
Friday 2 June: opening by invitation.Exhibition
02/06/2023
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Saint-Martin
6440 Vergnies (Froidchapelle)
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Free visit
03/06/2023
04/06/2023Notre-Dame du Marché
1370 Jodoigne
