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Notre-Dame Church, Gelbressé

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Notre-Dame Church, Gelbressé

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Location: Namur, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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1. Around Fort de Marchovelette — loop from Champion

10.2km

02:46

130m

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2. Abbaye du Vivier – Abbey of Notre-Dame du Vivier loop from Franc-Waret

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06:04

340m

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3. Abbaye du Vivier – Abbey of Notre-Dame du Vivier loop from Basse Maquelette

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02:35

190m

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Paul_C

January 21, 2024

The Notre-Dame de Gelbressé church dates from the 11th century and has a solid Romanesque tower with an octagonal spire. Inside, you can admire the Regency-style stucco ceiling, the classic high altar and the Louis XIV-style side altars. You will also see funerary slabs and a statue of Notre-Dame de Gelbressé, the patroness of the village. The church is surrounded by an enclosed cemetery and overlooks the village from a wooded hill. You can take a peaceful walk around the church and cemetery, or take the hiking trails that pass near the church.

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Willem VS

February 27, 2023

Surrounded by the walls of the cemetery, this construction dominates the village from its wooded promontory. It is distinguished by the octagonal spire of its solid Romanesque tower, lined with a classic porch dated 1770. This tower gives access to three short naves united under the same saddle, followed by a choir of three straight bays ending in an apse with sides.
The choir was rebuilt in the 14th century in sandstone and limestone rubble, as were the naves, this time in the 16th century. The windows of the apse, boarded up, are also older than those of the right bays, undoubtedly modified in the 16th century. Other transformations are still visible, such as the trace, at the side aisles, of gables removed in 1721, as indicated by the anchors visible to the north. The latest development, the sacristy, located to the south, dates from around 1800.
The ground floor of the tower was pierced in the 16th century by a semi-circular portal, deeply molded and decorated with a few sculpted elements. The large arcades of the nave, falling on columns with an octagonal base and capital, date from the same period. The interior is further enhanced by a Regency-style stuccoed ceiling (mid-18th century) in the choir, a classic high altar, Louis XIV-style side altars and several funerary slabs.
Classified as a monument on February 1, 1937 and as a site (church and surrounding grounds) on October 4, 1974
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Location: Namur, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

Notre-Dame Church, Gelbressé

1. Around Fort de Marchovelette — loop from Champion

2. Abbaye du Vivier – Abbey of Notre-Dame du Vivier loop from Franc-Waret

3. Abbaye du Vivier – Abbey of Notre-Dame du Vivier loop from Basse Maquelette

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