Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage
The Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage, or the Béguinage Church, is a Catholic parish church in central Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY 4.0.
Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Brussels, Belgium
- Also known as: “Église du Béguinage - Begijnhofkerk” and “Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-au-Béguinage - Sint-Jan Baptist ten Begijnhofkerk”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grand Place and Manneken Pis.
Grand Place
Square
Photo: Celuici, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grand-Place or Grote Markt is the central square of Brussels, Belgium. It is surrounded by opulent Baroque guildhalls of the former Guilds of Brussels and two larger edifices: the city's Flamboyant Town Hall, and the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House building, housing the Brussels City Museum. Grand Place is situated 680 metres south of Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage.
Manneken Pis
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manneken Pis is a landmark 55.5 cm bronze fountain sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium, depicting a puer mingens: a nude boy urinating into the fountain's basin. Manneken Pis is situated 1 km south of Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centre and Dansaert area.
Centre
Photo: Hullie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Centre is the historic centre of Brussels, including the world's most beautiful town square, the Grand-Place which is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Rive Gauche - Linkeroever
Neighborhood
Photo: Mario Scolas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rive Gauche - Linkeroever is a neighborhood.
Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage
- Categories: building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Brussels, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.85273° or 50° 51′ 10″ northLongitude
4.35046° or 4° 21′ 2″ eastOpen location code
9F26V932+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 243559501OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q535244
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “贝居安会圣若翰洗者堂”
- Dutch: “Begijnhofkerk”
- Dutch: “Sint-Jan Baptist ten Begijnhofkerk”
- Dutch: “Sint-Jan de Doperkerk - Begijnhofkerk”
- Dutch: “Sint-Jan de Doperkerk”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا المعمدان (بروكسل, بلجيكا)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا المعمدان”
- French: “église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-au-Béguinage”
- French: “Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-au-Béguinage”
- German: “Johannes der Täufer am Beginenhof”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Giovanni Battista al Beghinaggio”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista al Beghinaggio”
- Italian: “église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-au-Béguinage”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Juan Bautista (Bruselas)”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Juan Bautista”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Juan Bautista”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place du Béguinage - Begijnhof and Le Joueur de Cornemuse - De Doedelzakspeler.
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