Church of St. James on Coudenberg

Summary

Church of St. James on Coudenberg is a church building^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg is located in Brussels^[4].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg is in the country of Belgium^[5].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's instance of is recorded as church building^[6].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's instance of is recorded as garrison church^[7].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's instance of is recorded as Catholic cathedral^[8].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's architect is recorded as Gilles-Barnabé Guimard^[9].
• St. James the Elder is named after Church of St. James on Coudenberg^[10].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's architectural style is recorded as Neoclassical architecture^[11].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg is made of brick^[12].
• The location of Church of St. James on Coudenberg was Royal Quarter^[13].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's Commons category is recorded as Church of Saint James on Coudenberg^[14].
• 1849 marks the founding of Church of St. James on Coudenberg^[15].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.841944, 'lon': 4.360278}^[16].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's located on street is recorded as Place Royale - Koningsplein^[17].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Coudenberg - Koudenberg^[18].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's diocese is recorded as Military Ordinariate of Belgium^[19].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's significant event is recorded as foundation stone laying ceremony^[20].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's dedicated to is recorded as St. James the Elder^[21].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's official website is recorded as http://www.paroisse-militaire-saint-jacques-sur-coudenberg.be/fr/^[22].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's heritage designation is recorded as protected monument^[23].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's date of official opening is recorded as October 29, 1787^[24].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's Christian liturgical rite is recorded as Roman Rite^[25].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Koningsplein, Brussel'}^[26].
• Church of St. James on Coudenberg's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Place Royale'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Church of St. James on Coudenberg is in the country of Belgium^[5]. It is located in Brussels^[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include church building^[6], garrison church^[7], and Catholic cathedral^[8]. Church of St. James on Coudenberg's heritage designation is recorded as protected monument^[23]. Its religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].

History and Context

1849 marks the founding of Church of St. James on Coudenberg^[15]. St. James the Elder is named after it^[10].

Why It Matters

Church of St. James on Coudenberg ranks in the top 2% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]