Church of St. Clement, Watermael-Boitsfort

Church of St Clement
Church of St Clement
French: Église Saint-Clément; Dutch: Sint-Clemenskerk
	50°48′35″N 4°24′20″E / 50.80972°N 4.40556°E
Location	Watermael-Boitsfort
Country	Belgium
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Dedication	Saint Clement
Architecture
Architectural type	Church
Style	Romanesque and Romanesque Revival
Years built	c.11th-19th centuries
Administration
Archdiocese	Mechelen-Brussels

The Church of St Clement (French: Église Saint-Clément, Dutch: Sint-Clemenskerk) is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Watermael-Boitsfort, part of Brussels, in Belgium. It is one of the earliest examples of Romanesque architecture in Belgium, dating to the 11th century.^[1]

Church

The Church of St Clement is located in the Brussels municipality of Watermael-Boitsfort. The oldest parts of the church, the nave and bell tower date to the 11th century.^[1] Various architectural features were added to the church when it was restored in 1871, during which work a number of historic tombstones were recovered.^[1]

The municipality's second church, the Church of St Philomena, was built in 1826.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jaumain, Serge; et al. (2011). "Watermael-Boitsfort". In Jaumain, Serge (ed.). La Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (2nd ed.). Brussels: Editions Racine. p. 339. ISBN 978-2-87386-585-6. {{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |first= (help)

External links

Eglise Saint-Clément at the official website of Watermael-Boitsfort

[Jaumain339-1] Jaumain, Serge; et al. (2011). "Watermael-Boitsfort". In Jaumain, Serge (ed.). La Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (2nd ed.). Brussels: Editions Racine. p. 339. ISBN 978-2-87386-585-6. {{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |first= (help)

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