Our Lady's Cathedral
History and description
The cathedral,
Our Lady’s Cathedral of Antwerp
a revelation
Rudi Mannaerts
Toerismepastoraal Antwerp
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Rudi MANNAERTS, The Cathedral, Our Lady’s Cathedral of Antwerp, a revelation was published in June 2018 by vzw Maria-Elisabeth Belpaire and Toerismepastoraal Antwerpen, with the support of the Willy Hendrickx foundation.
First published in June 2016 as De kathedraal – De Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal van Antwerpen, een openbaring
Rudi Mannaerts studied art history at the Catholic University of Leuven and was ordained a priest for the Antwerp diocese in 1989. As the head of the Pastoral Touristic Service in Antwerp he promotes the disclosure of the Antwerp churches.
He is responsible for the training of tourist guides and has published several books on ecclesiastical art. He also teaches religion in a secondary school (Sint-Lievenscollege) and is the vicar of Saint Andrew’s parish.
| Coördination | Lisbet Lenaers | |
| Translation | Fred Vanderpoorten, Alan Harrison SJ | |
| Graphic design | Of the book: Frederik Hulstaert, Antwerp Of the website: Marc Dehaese |
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| Photography | For the book: Stefan Dewickere, Edegem, unless state otherwise For the website: Jan Vanes (JV), Uli Alexander (UA), Wim Strecker (WS) en Marc Dehaese (MD), unless state otherwise |
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| Printing | Albe De Coker, Hoboken | |
| Illustrations | Katrijn Mannaerts (drawings) Documentation centre Toerismepastoraal Antwerp |
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| Our thanks to | Ulrich Alexander, Chris Deen, Patricia Hernaltsteen, Hannes Hulstaert, Ines Maes, Katrijn Mannaerts, Peter Stremes, Jan Vanes, Alfons Van den Wyngaert, Mimi Van der Velden, Churchwardens and staff of Our Lady’s Cathedral Antwerp | |
| ISBN | 9789080645189 | |
| Legal deposit | D/2018/9326/1 |
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