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Saint Martin's Church

Saint Martin's Church

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Saint Martin's Church

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Location: Malle, Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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1. View of Zwart Water Lake – Saint Martin's Church loop from Oostmalle

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2. Shaded path – View of Zwart Water Lake loop from Westmalle

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3. Molenbos Information Board – Information post Trappist Walk loop from Westmalle

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Viviane

May 5, 2025

It concerns an oriented brick three-aisled cruciform church with built-in west tower. The church is in neo-Gothic style. Some remains from the 15th and 16th century are still present, in particular the burial vault. Two extra side aisles have been added over half the length of the nave. The tower on a square plan has four sections and is covered by a constricted needle spire. The nave is covered by a pointed barrel vault.

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Viviane

May 5, 2025

A predecessor of the current church is the chapel of the Westmalle Castle. This was destroyed in the 15th century. At the end of the 15th century, a new church was built of which only the baptismal chapel and the sacristy have been preserved. The burial chapel is probably 16th century. It contains the alliance coat of arms of the Van der Molen and de Cotereau families. There is also the epitaph of Hendrik de Cotereau.

The hexagonal tower was destroyed by fire in 1757. In 1760, a new tower was built by order of the Sint-Bernardusabdij.

In 1822, the church was struck by lightning and fire and in 1869 there was considerable storm damage. In 1902-1905, the church was considerably enlarged and a new tower was built 20 metres west of the old one. On 8 June 1915, the church burned down again. Reconstruction in 1926-1927 took place under the direction of V. Lenaerts. The church was enlarged with two side aisles.

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Saint Martin's Church

1. View of Zwart Water Lake – Saint Martin's Church loop from Oostmalle

2. Shaded path – View of Zwart Water Lake loop from Westmalle

3. Molenbos Information Board – Information post Trappist Walk loop from Westmalle

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