Saint James‘ Church
Saint James‘ Church is a church in Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders which is located on Bij Sint-Jacobs. Saint James‘ Church is situated nearby to the art gallery Chameleon, as well as near the government office Ereconsulaat van de Republiek Korea.Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Ghent, Belgium
- Also known as: “Sint-Jacobskerk” and “Sint-Jacobskerk (Ghent)”
- Address: Bij Sint-Jacobs
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature and Castle of the Counts.
Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature
Castle
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Flemish Academy for Dutch Language and Literature is an institution focused on the study and promotion of the Dutch language in Flanders. It is the Dutch-speaking counterpart of the Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique and one of Belgium's numerous academies. Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature is situated 140 metres south of Saint James‘ Church.
Castle of the Counts
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. The current castle dates from 1180 and was the residence of the Counts of Flanders until 1353. Castle of the Counts is situated 490 metres west of Saint James‘ Church.
St Bavo’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Geiserich77, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Saint Bavo's Cathedral, also known as Sint-Baafs Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Ghent, Belgium. The 89-metre-tall Gothic building is the seat of the Diocese of Ghent and is named for Saint Bavo of Ghent. St Bavo’s Cathedral is situated 400 metres south of Saint James‘ Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterwijk and Patershol.
Prinsenhof
Neighborhood
The Prinsenhof or Hof ten Walle was a historic building in Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. It served as the official residence of the Counts of Flanders from the 15th century after the Gravensteen fell into disuse, having previously been the home of the financier Simon de Mirabello.
Saint James‘ Church
- Categories: building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ghent, Arrondissement of Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.05655° or 51° 3′ 24″ northLongitude
3.72766° or 3° 43′ 40″ eastInception
12th centuryNamed after
St. James the ElderOpen location code
9F353P4H+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 105194545OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q1998993
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Saint James‘ Church” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣雅各伯堂 (根特)”
- Chinese: “圣雅各伯堂”
- Dutch: “Sint-Jacobskerk (Gent)”
- Dutch: “Sint-Jacobskerk”
- French: “église Saint-Jacques de Gand”
- French: “Église Saint-Jacques de Gand”
- French: “Église Saint-Jacques”
- German: “Sint-Jacobskirche (Gent)”
- German: “St. Jakob (Gent)”
- German: “St. Jakob”
- Spanish: “Sint-Jacobskerk”
- Turkish: “St. Jacob Kilisesi”
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