Virga Jesse Basilica
The Virga Jesse Basilica is a basilica located on Kapelstraat in Hasselt, Belgium. The church is best known for housing the 14th-century statue of the Virga Jesse, which is paraded through the streets of Hasselt every seven years during the Seven-Yearly Festivities.Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Hasselt, Belgium
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Quentin Cathedral and Town Hall, Hasselt.
Saint Quentin Cathedral
Church
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Quentin's Cathedral, also called Hasselt Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Hasselt Belgium. Its construction began in the 11th century, and continued for two centuries. Saint Quentin Cathedral is situated 180 metres east of Virga Jesse Basilica.
Town Hall, Hasselt
Town hall
Photo: Willy Leenders, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Town Hall, Hasselt is situated 240 metres southeast of Virga Jesse Basilica.
Z33 - house for contemporary art
Arts center
Photo: Nolde16, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Z33 is an art institution in Hasselt that connects art, design and architecture with social themes. Z33 presents itself as an art centre and not as a museum. Z33 - house for contemporary art is situated 420 metres northeast of Virga Jesse Basilica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Katarina and Godsheide.
Godsheide
Hamlet
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Godsheide is a village and Catholic parish within the north-eastern corner of the Belgian city of Hasselt, in the province of Limburg. Between the village and the main town of Hasselt there are several large modern developments - the Hasselt golf club, the Grenslandhallen entertainment centre, the Limburg provincial government buildings, and the Kinepolis cinema complex. Godsheide is situated 3½ km east of Virga Jesse Basilica.
Sint-Lambrechts-Herk
Village
Photo: Sonuwe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sint-Lambrechts-Herk is a sub-municipality of the city of Hasselt located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Hasselt. Sint-Lambrechts-Herk is situated 4 km southwest of Virga Jesse Basilica.
Virga Jesse Basilica
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Hasselt, Limburg, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.92971° or 50° 55′ 47″ northLongitude
5.33625° or 5° 20′ 11″ eastOpen location code
9F27W8HP+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 196689234OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=basilicaOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q2598862
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Luxembourgish—“Virga Jesse Basilica” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “維爾加傑西教堂”
- Dutch: “Virga Jessebasiliek”
- Dutch: “Virga-Jessebasiliek”
- French: “Basilique Notre-Dame Virga-Jessé de Hasselt”
- French: “église Virga Jessebasi”
- German: “Basilika Virga Jesse”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Virga Jesse”
- Luxembourgish: “Virga-Jesse Basilika”
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Highlights include Groenplein and Perroen.
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