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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 , Belgium. It is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.
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  • 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”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grand Place and Belgian Museum of Freemasonry.

Square
Photo: Celuici, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or Grote Markt is the central of , Belgium. It is surrounded by opulent Baroque guildhalls of the former Guilds of Brussels and two larger edifices; the city's Flamboyant , and the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House building, containing the . is situated 680 metres south of Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage.

Museum
Photo: Michel wal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Theater building
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Theatre of is an opera house in central , Belgium. The National Opera of Belgium, a federal institution, takes the name of this theatre in which it is housed—La Monnaie in French or De Munt in Dutch—referring to the building as well as the opera company. is situated 440 metres southeast of Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centre and Dansaert area.

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The is the historic of , including the world's most beautiful town square, the Grand-Place which is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage

Latitude
50.85273° or 50° 51′ 10″ north
Longitude
4.35046° or 4° 21′ 2″ east
Open location code
9F26V932+35
Open­Street­Map ID
way 243559501
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data 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.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage”. Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY 4.0.