Sint-Geertruikerk
St Gertrude's Abbey is a complex of former monastic buildings in Leuven, Belgium. An Augustinian priory founded in 1206 was suppressed in 1797. After restoration, the monastic buildings were used between 1917 and 1968 by Benedictine nuns as a house of studies and student residence.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Also known as: “Parochiekerk Sint-Gertrudis” and “Sint-Gertrudiskerk”
- Address: Sint-Geertruiabdij, Leuven
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Voer and Saint Peter’s Church, Leuven.
Saint Peter’s Church, Leuven
Church
Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Leuven, Belgium, built in the 15th century in the Brabantine Gothic style. The church has a cruciform floor plan and a low bell tower that has never been completed. Saint Peter’s Church, Leuven is situated 520 metres south of Sint-Geertruikerk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heverlee and Kessel-Lo.
Heverlee
Town
Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heverlee is a sub-municipality of the city of Leuven located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977.
Kessel-Lo
Village
Photo: Álvaro Rebón, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kessel-Lo is a sub-municipality of the city of Leuven located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. The city was merged into Leuven as a sub-municipality on 1 January 1977.
Sint-Geertruikerk
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Leuven, Arrondissement of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.8841° or 50° 53′ 3″ northLongitude
4.69932° or 4° 41′ 58″ eastOpen location code
9F26VMMX+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 77158769OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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