St. James’ Church, Antwerp

St. James' Church is a former collegiate church in , Belgium. The church was built on the site of a hostel and chapel used by pilgrims to and is still a pilgrimage church for those travelling to Santiago de Compostela.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church building in Antwerp, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Antwerp St. James‘ Church”, “Archief van de Sint-Jacobskerk”, and “St. James‘ Church, Antwerp”
  • Address: Sint-Jacobstraat 9, Antwerpen

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rubenshuis and Boerentoren.

Museum
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The is the former home and workshop of Peter Paul Rubens in . Purchased in 1610, Rubens had the Flemish townhouse renovated and extended on the basis of designs by Rubens himself. is situated 350 metres south of St. James’ Church, Antwerp.

Historic building
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The is a historic high-rise building in , Belgium. Constructed between 1929 and 1932 and originally 87.5 m high, it remained the tallest building and the second-tallest structure in the city until 2019, when the surpassed it with a height of 100.7 m. is situated 480 metres west of St. James’ Church, Antwerp.

Church
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The is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , . Today's seat of the Diocese of Antwerp started in 1352 and, although the first stage of construction was ended in 1521, has never been fully completed. is situated 640 metres west of St. James’ Church, Antwerp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Universiteitsbuurt and Schipperskwartier.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a historic neighbourhood in the city of , Belgium, known primarily as the city's red-light district. The district is located close to the old port and north of the historic centre of Antwerp.

Neighborhood
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Antwerp's diamond district, also known as the Diamond Quarter, and dubbed the Square Mile, is an area within the city of , . It consists of several square blocks covering an area of about one square mile.

St. James’ Church, Antwerp

Latitude
51.2201° or 51° 13′ 12″ north
Longitude
4.41053° or 4° 24′ 38″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q1083704
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“St. James’ Church, Antwerp” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “ilesia de Santiago”
  • Belarusian: “Сінт-Якабскерк”
  • Belarusian: “Царква святога Джэймса (Антверпен)”
  • Chinese: “圣雅各伯教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖雅各伯教堂”
  • Danish: “Sankt Jakobs Kirke”
  • Dutch: “Archief van de Sint-Jacobskerk”
  • Dutch: “Parochiekerk Sint-Jacob”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Jacobskerk (Antwerpen)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Jacobskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس جيمس”
  • Esperanto: “Kirko de Sankta Jakobo”
  • French: “Archief van de Sint-Jacobskerk”
  • French: “église Saint-Jacques d’Anvers”
  • French: “Église Saint-Jacques d’Anvers”
  • German: “Archief van de Sint-Jacobskerk”
  • German: “Sint-Jacobskerk”
  • German: “St. Jakob”
  • Irish: “Eaglais San Seámus, Antuairp”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Giacomo”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Giacomo”
  • Japanese: “セント・ジェームス教会”
  • Japanese: “聖ヤコブ教会”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. James‘ Church, Antwerp”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت جیمز”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Иакова (Антверпен)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Иакова”
  • Slovenian: “antwerpen Cerkev svetega Jakoba”
  • Slovenian: “cerkev sv. Jakoba v Antwerpnu”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Jakoba, Antwerpen”
  • Slovenian: “cerkev sv. Jakoba”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Santiago de Amberes”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de Santiago”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Santiago”
  • Spanish: “Sint Jacobskerk”
  • Spanish: “Sint-Jacobskerk”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Jakobs kyrka”
  • Urdu: “سینٹ جیمز چرچ”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ St. James”

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Highlights include Theater Klokhuis and Instituut Van Celst.

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