{"id":53483,"date":"2021-08-22T20:42:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T18:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topa.be\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/spc-the-sanctuary\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T15:45:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:45:35","slug":"hoogkoor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/hoogkoor\/","title":{"rendered":"SPK The sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"53483\" class=\"elementor elementor-53483 elementor-33939\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d893c74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d893c74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7a8aa7\" data-id=\"e7a8aa7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-791dac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"791dac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Saint Paul\u2019s, the Antwerp Dominican church, a revelation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d213829 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d213829\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e6f376\" data-id=\"1e6f376\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d8405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3d8405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">No convent church without a choir<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60b06b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60b06b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c355a48\" data-id=\"c355a48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-decd592 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"decd592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/hoogkoor\/hoofdaltaar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">A proper high altar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771e44f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"771e44f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/hoogkoor\/koorgestoelte\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">The choir stalls (Jean de Jupploye?, ca. 1632-1638)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d7a85 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"10d7a85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/hoogkoor\/stoffering\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Further decoration of the choir: Funeral monuments, statues of saints and the former choir screen<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395ebbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"395ebbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The scientific justification of the data concerning the sanctuary of Saint Paul&#8217;s in Antwerp can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/kunstgeschiedenis-kerken-antwerpen.be\/hestia-front\/sint-pauluskerk\/hoogkoor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>It is basically written in Dutch, but using the translate button you can ask for an instant translation in English<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb7ff66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb7ff66\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-be2014e\" data-id=\"be2014e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30aff20 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"30aff20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/grondplan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Floor plan and legend<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8841b59\" data-id=\"8841b59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2699583 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2699583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/sacramentskapel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">The Chapel of the Holy Sacrament and of the Sweet Name of Jesus<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88dd585\" data-id=\"88dd585\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f61364 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f61364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Paulus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30123\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Paulus.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/topa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Paulus-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Paulus-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/topa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Paulus-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e812d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-nav_menu\" data-id=\"4e812d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-nav_menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"menu-beschrijving-spk-engels-container\" aria-label=\"Menu\"><ul id=\"menu-beschrijving-spk-engels\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-61132\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61132\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/\">Saint Paul\u2019s Church<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-61133\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-61133\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/\">History and description<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-61134\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61134\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/inleiding\/\">Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-61135\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61135\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/historische-context\/\">Historic context<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-61136\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61136\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/bouwgeschiedenis\/\">The building history<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-61137\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61137\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/sint-dominicus\/\">Saint Dominic<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-61138\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61138\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/sint-paulus\/\">Saint Paul<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-61139\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61139\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/toren\/\">The tower<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-61140\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61140\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/architectuur\/\">The architecture<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-61141\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61141\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/grondplan\/\">Floor plan and legend<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-61142\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-61142\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/hoogkoor\/\">The sanctuary<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-61143\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61143\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/hoogkoor\/hoofdaltaar\/\">A proper high altar<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-61144\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61144\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/hoogkoor\/koorgestoelte\/\">The choir stalls<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-61145\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61145\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/hoogkoor\/stoffering\/\">Decoration of the choir<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-61146\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-61146\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/sacramentskapel\/\">Chapel of the Holy Sacrament<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-61147\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61147\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/sacramentskapel\/sacramentsaltaar\/\">The Holy Sacrament altar<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-61148\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61148\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/sacramentskapel\/sacramentsaltaaromlijsting\/\">The Holy Sacrament altar framing<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-61149\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61149\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/sacramentskapel\/sacramentsdevotie\/\">The devotion to the Holy Sacrament<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-61150\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61150\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/sacramentskapel\/communiebanken\/\">The Communion Rails<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-61151\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61151\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/sacramentskapel\/heilig-kruisaltaar\/\">The altar of the Holy Cross<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-61152\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-61152\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/mariakapel\/\">Our Lady\u2019s chapel<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-61153\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61153\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/mariakapel\/maria-altaar\/\">Our Lady\u2019s altar<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-61154\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61154\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/mariakapel\/olv-rozenkrans\/\">Our Lady of the Rosary<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-61155\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61155\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/mariakapel\/mariadevotiebeeld\/\">The devotional statue of Mary<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-61156\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61156\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/mariakapel\/mariadevotie\/\">Devotion to Our Lady<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-61157\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-61157\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/rozenkransmysteries\/\">The mysteries of the Rosary<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-61158\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61158\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/rozenkransmysteries\/blijde-mysteries\/\">The joyful mysteries<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-61159\" class=\"menu-item 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