Sint-Danube Cathedraal
The Sint-Donaaskathedraal in the Belgian city of Bruges was built in the 10th and 13th centuries. In 1799 it was destroyed in connection with the dissolution of the diocese of Bruges during the French Revolution . Today it has been completely removed above ground.
history
In the 10th century, Count Arnulf I of Flanders had the old feudal castle in Bruges completely rebuilt; the castle was enlarged, surrounded by a high stone wall and a church was added. The place is still known today as the “castle”, it is the place in Bruges where Count Baldwin I of Flanders lived in the 9th century . The church was to house the relics of St. Donatian of Reims , which had been brought to Bruges by monks from Torhout around 870 .
The church took over the octagonal floor plan of the Aachen Cathedral , whereby Arnulf presented himself as one of the most powerful princes in this part of Europe and recalled that the female line descended from Charlemagne . There was also a tower and a 16-sided ambulatory. The church closed off Burgplatz on its north side.
After the church was destroyed by fire in 1184, it was replaced by a Romanesque new building, which was rebuilt in the Gothic style at the end of the Middle Ages . In 1559 the diocese of Bruges was founded and the church was elevated to a cathedral.
During the French Revolution, the cathedral was sold as a national good, the works of art contained in the church were distributed, and the cathedral itself was demolished between 1799 and 1800. In 1834 the diocese of Bruges was founded by Pope Gregory XVI. newly founded and raised the parish church of Sint-Salvator to the new cathedral.
Today only a slab of blue stone and the floor plan of the Carolingian building embedded in the pavement remind of the church. The foundations of the choir of the Romanesque church from the end of the 12th century, rediscovered in 1955, are located in the basement of the “Crowne Plaza Brugge” hotel and can be viewed.
Events
- On March 2, 1127, Count Charles I of Flanders was murdered in Sint-Donaas.
- On November 30, 1432, the second chapter of the Order of the Golden Fleece took place here.
Burials
- Margaret I of Flanders († 1194)
- Louis I of Flanders (X 1346)
- Jean de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam († 1437)
- Jan van Eyck († 1441)
- Juan Luis Vives († 1540)
The cathedral was also the burial church for the bishops of Bruges.
Works of art
In the Groeninge Museum in Bruges you can find from the cathedral:
- Jan van Eyck's "Madonna met kanunnik Joris van der Paele" from 1436.
- “La Vierge à l'Enfant avec sainte Catherine et sainte Barbe” by the Maître du Saint-Sang from around 1520/25
Web links
literature
- C. Callewaert: Les origines de la collégiale S. Donatien. In: Handelingen van het Genootschap voor Geschiedenis te Brugge. 1906.
- Alfons Dewitte: De grafelijke Sint-Donaaskerk te Brugge as middeleeuws cultuurcentrum. In: Brugs Ommeland. 1973.
- M. Dunford, P. Lee: The Rough Guide to Belgium and Luxembourg. 3rd edition. Rough Guides, London / New York 2002, ISBN 1-85828-871-1 .
- Jozef Van den Heuvel: Sint-Donaas en de voormalige Brugse katedraal. 1st chapter. Jong Kristen Onthaal voor Toerisme, Brugge 1978.
- Jean Luc Meulemeester: Sint-Donaas en de voormalige Brugse katedraal. Part 2. Jong Kristen Onthaal voor Toerisme, Brugge 1988, OCLC 36510951 .
- G. McDonald: Insight Compact Guide: Bruges. 2nd edition. APA Publications, Singapore 2002, ISBN 981-234-705-4 .
- Andries Van den Abeele: Moeten we de Sint-Donaaskathedraal herbouwen? In: Brugge the scone. 2002.
Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 33 " N , 3 ° 13 ′ 38" E