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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.

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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,...

    Noah's ark 

    Exhibition

    28/05/2023 - 30/09/2023

    Sint-Martinus

    3600 Genk

  • 3 & 4 June 2023

    Open Churches Days 

    Free visit

    02/06/2023
    03/06/2023
    04/06/2023

    Sainte-Gertrude (Vieille église)

    6970 Tenneville

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    Saint 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
    04/06/2023

    Onze-Lieve Vrouw-Presentatie

    9400 Okegem (Ninove)

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    Saint 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
    04/06/2023

    Sint-Pieter

    9400 Denderwindeke (Ninove)

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    Saint 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
    04/06/2023

    Sint-Gertrudis

    9400 Appelterre - Eichem (Ninove)

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    Viva 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
    04/06/2023

    Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hemelvaart

    9400 Ninove

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    Saint 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....

    Join the family! 

    Exhibition

    02/06/2023
    03/06/2023
    04/06/2023

    Sint-Pieter en Sint-Berlindis

    9402 Meerbeke (Ninove)

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    From 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....

    'Peace & Climate' exhibition 

    Exhibition

    02/06/2023
    03/06/2023
    04/06/2023

    Saint-Nicolas

    6980 La Roche-en-Ardenne

  • 3 & 4 June 2023

    Open Churches Days 

    Free visit

    02/06/2023
    03/06/2023
    04/06/2023

    Sint-Jacobus de Meerdere

    8810 Lichtervelde

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    You will be welcomed by the Sisters of Notre-Dame de Namur and their archivist, who will tell you all the little details and anecdotes about the church of Saint Julie. Everyone is welcome and special attention will be given to families and children!

    Julie Billiart and her sisters 

    Exhibition

    02/06/2023
    03/06/2023
    04/06/2023

    Sainte-Julie

    5000 Namur

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    With 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
    04/06/2023

    Sint-Quintinus

    3520 Zonhoven

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    Free 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
    04/06/2023

    Notre-Dame du Rosaire

    5100 Wierde (Namur)

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    After 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.

    100 years of resurrection 

    Exhibition

    02/06/2023
    03/06/2023
    04/06/2023

    Onze-Lieve-Vrouw

    8950 Nieuwkerke (Heuvelland)

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    Inauguration in the cloister of the cathedral on Thursday 1 June from 6.30 pm.
    Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm.

    Beaufays Priory - 900 years of history 

    Exhibition

    02/06/2023 - 17/09/2023

    Saint-Paul

    4000 Liège

  • 3 & 4 June 2023

    Saint Martin's Church 

    Free visit

    02/06/2023
    03/06/2023
    04/06/2023

    Saint-Martin

    6987 Marcourt (Rendeux)

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    Church open from Easter to end of September.

    Open church 

    Free visit

    02/06/2023
    03/06/2023
    04/06/2023

    Sint-Leonardus

    8904 Zuidschote (Ieper)

  • 3 & 4 June 2023

    Open church 

    Free visit

    02/06/2023
    03/06/2023
    04/06/2023

    Sint-Mauritius

    3740 Bilzen

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    To mark the 750th anniversary of the Hanswijk Procession, there is a fascinating retrospective exhibition in the crypt of the Hanswijk Basilica.

    Carried through the city 

    Exhibition

    02/06/2023
    03/06/2023
    04/06/2023

    Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Hanswijk

    2800 Mechelen

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    The 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
    04/06/2023

    Sint-Kwinten

    3000 Leuven

  • 3 & 4 June 2023

    Welcome to the moody little church of Latem 

    Free visit

    02/06/2023
    03/06/2023
    04/06/2023

    Sint-Martinus

    9830 Sint-Martens-Latem

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    St Leonard's Church... the 'Art Shrine of Brabant'... unique in Belgium because it houses no fewer than 21 'masterpieces' recognised by the Flemish Government. Visit this monumental Gothic building and imagine yourself back in time.

    Visit St Leonard's Church 

    Free visit

    02/06/2023
    03/06/2023
    04/06/2023

    Sint-Leonardus

    3440 Zoutleeuw

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    Together 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
    04/06/2023

    Sint-Michiel

    3000 Leuven

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    Free or guided tour of the collegiate church. Restoration work on the cloisters and the tower has made it possible to visit the sanctuary. During the visit, it will be possible to taste the "Sanctus Dominicus", the beer of the Dominican friars.

    Visit and tasting 

    Free visit

    02/06/2023
    03/06/2023
    04/06/2023

    Saint-Jean l'Evangéliste

    4000 Liège

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    Guided 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
    04/06/2023

    Saint-Jacques

    7500 Tournai

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    We welcome you warmly in our cosy church and a warm welcome includes a drink.

    Welcome! 

    Free visit

    02/06/2023
    03/06/2023
    04/06/2023

    Sint-Pieter

    1090 Jette

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    Exhibition 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.

    Vergnies of glass and iron 

    Exhibition

    02/06/2023
    03/06/2023
    04/06/2023

    Saint-Martin

    6440 Vergnies (Froidchapelle)

  • 3 & 4 June 2023
    Two choirs will perform; first the FAMI choir from the Awirs parish and then after the interval the "L'Elan" choir from Nandrin.

    Two choirs 

    Choir Concert

    02/06/2023

    Saint-Etienne

    4400 Les Awirs (Flémalle)

  • 3 & 4 June 2023

    Free visit

    03/06/2023
    04/06/2023

    Notre-Dame du Marché

    1370 Jodoigne

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