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Church of Our Lady

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Church of Our Lady

Name: Church of Our Lady
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Location: Waasmunster, Dendermonde, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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Dominiek Van Dooren

January 21, 2023

Little has been published about the earliest history of the church. A limited archaeological investigation (2005-2006) by the Archaeological Service Waasland provided more insight into the pre- and construction history of the current church. It is certain that a church already existed in Waasmunster, Mother Parish of the Land of Waas, in 1117 when Lambrecht, Bishop of Tournai, separated Kemzeke from Waasmunster as an independent parish. Later, the separation of the parishes of Lokeren (1139), Sint-Niklaas, Belsele and Sinaai (1217) followed. The suspicion that a Romanesque church existed here seems to be confirmed by the archaeological investigation. A provisional construction chronology can be drawn up from initial findings. A three-aisled Romanesque cruciform church made of Tournai limestone was rebuilt in late Gothic style at the end of the 15th and beginning of the 16th century. Later, several 18th and 19th century renovations took place. However, indications have also been found for the existence of a first Romanesque single-nave church, namely from the remains of the former "west façade/building" built from recovered Gallo-Roman building materials such as fragments of roof tiles, Roman concrete, Tournai limestone blocks with pink mortar. The first hall church possibly had a wooden predecessor (no traces have yet been established).
(Inventory of immovable heritage)

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Viviane

October 31, 2022

It is a pseudo-basilica church with a built-in west tower. The west facade and the tower are made of sandstone and in late Gothic style. Extensions of the nave and aisles are partly made of brick and were executed in neoclassical style.

The church has several 17th-century paintings, such as Golgotha, Adoration of the Shepherds and Resurrection (both around 1600 and from the school of Otto Venius), Risen Christ and the Penitent Sinners (17th-century altarpiece in the St. Anne's choir), Preparation for the Flagellation of Christ (around 1635, by Quellinus). Furthermore, various 17th-century statues of saints.

The choir stalls are from 1716, the baptismal font is from 1619, and there are numerous 18th-century grave and memorial plaques.

Three bells hang in the bell tower. The bells are exceptionally large for such a small community. The chiming bells normally belong in a cathedral tower. The three current bells that still hang in the tower today were cast by Sergeys in Leuven in 1951. The bells were provided with a straight chiming axis. The entire system of the chiming bells, hour strike and dials is controlled by an Apollo II from Clock-o-matic.

Overview of bells[edit | edit source]
Bell 1: Fernanda (Bourdon), striking tone B°, weight 3164 kg, diameter 1.69 m
Bell 2: Lucas, striking tone C#1, weight 1846 kg, diameter 1.435 m
Bell 3: Susanna, striking tone D#1, weight 1322 kg, diameter 1.28 m
Source: Wikipedia

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DirkWi

March 11, 2025

High on the south facade of the tower, a sundial can be seen. This was certainly the case at the end of the 19th century.

During the restoration of the church in the 1990s, the original was replaced by a worthless copy (as we read in Astrolemma, the inventory of 218 sundials in East Flanders).
In 2000, on the occasion of Open Monument Day, this copy was completely restored.

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Church of Our Lady

1. Wide views – De Ketelbossen loop from Hollandse Molenwijk

2. Wide views – Small boardwalk loop from Waasmunster

3. Mirabrug – View of the Oude Durme River loop from Waasmunster

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