Saint Waltrude Collegiate Church

Saint Waltrude Collegiate Church is a Catholic church, named in honour of Saint Waltrude of Mons. This old church is a protected monument. The History of the church dates lower back to 1450, and the starting place of the famous chapter of noble canonesse that seated for centuries inner this church. The chapter played an crucial part inside the local history, all of the Canonesse have been familymembers of crucial noble homes. Antoine-Joseph Fetis, titular organist, taught his eldest son Francis-Joseph the primary steps of the practice of organ track. Inside the church vital graves may be found among them Antoine de Carondelet and Alice of Namur.

The outside of the church is a high-quality example of Brabant Gothic architecture, components are constructed through Matheus de Layens. However in the 17th century the works stopped and the building become never absolutely completed. The interior carries crucial works of art, consisting of sculptures by means of Jacques du Broeucq and art work by way of Peter Paul Rubens, Floris de Vriendt, Theodoor van Thulden, Otto Venius and Michiel Coxie.