Saint Andrew’s Church
History and description
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- Saint Andrew’s Church
- History and description
- Introduction
- The historical context
- Building history
- The patron saint
- The outbuildings
- The tower
- Spatial effect
- Saint Andrew’s identity card
- Saint Andrew in Art
- Saint Andrew in ‘his’ church
- The ancient high altar
- The current high altar
- Choir and chancel
- The choir stalls
- The celebration altar
- The Venerable Chapel
- The Mary Chapel
- The Minters’ Altar
- What is Truth?
- Holy Cross Altar
- Saint Anne’s Altar
- The pulpit
- The confessionals
- The organ
- Stained glass – southern aisle
- Stained glass – northern aisle
- The Way of the Cross
- Funeraria
- The treasury
- Bibliography
Colophon
The original Dutch edition
Rudi Mannaerts, Sint-Andries · De Antwerpse Sint-Andrieskerk, een openbaring was edited by vzw Maria-Elisabeth Belpaire and Toerismepastoraal Antwerpen, with the support of the Willy Hendrickx foundation. This book (in Dutch) was edited in Antwerp on June the 26th 2013.
Rudi Mannaerts studied art history at the Louvain university and was ordained as priestIn the Roman Catholic Church, the priest is an unmarried man ordained as a priest by the bishop, which gives him the right to administer the six other sacraments: baptism, confirmation, confession, Eucharist, marriage, and the anointing of the sick. for the bishopric of Antwerp in 1989. Being responsible for Tourism Pastoral in Antwerp, he takes care of revealing the Antwerp churches. He oversees the training the guides and has various publications on church art on his behalf. He is also a teacher of religion in secondary education (St. Lievenscollege) and pastor of the SaintThis is a title that the Church bestows on a deceased person who has lived a particularly righteous and faithful life. In the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Church, saints may be venerated (not worshipped). Several saints are also martyrs. Andrew parish.
Coordination | Lisbet Lenaers | |
Text redaction | Patrick De Rynck | |
Layout | For the book: Frederik Hulstaert, Antwerpen For the website: Marc Dehaese | |
Pictures | For the book: Stefan Dewickere, Edegem, unless otherwise stated For the website: Wim Strecker, unless otherwise stated | |
Lithos printing, Pulderbos | ||
Illustrations | Kerkfabriek Sint-Andries, Antwerpen Museum Plantin-Moretus/Prentenkabinet Antwerpen · UNESCO World Heritage Katrijn Mannaerts (drawings) Documentation Centre Tourism Pastoral Antwerp | |
Translation | Fred Vanderpoorten | |
Thanks to | Robert Biesemans, Chris Deen, Katrijn Mannaerts, Marc Segers, Peter Stremes, Kerkfabriek Sint-Andries, vzw Sint-Andries 2000 | |
ISBN | 9789080645158 | |
Legol depot | D/2013/9326/1 |
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