Church of St. James on Coudenberg
The Church of St. James on Coudenberg (French: Église Saint-Jacques-sur-Coudenberg; Dutch: Sint-Jacob-op-Koudenbergkerk) is a Roman Catholic church located on the historic Place Royale/Koningsplein, in the Royal Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Saint James, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus.
| Church of St. James on Coudenberg | |
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| 50°50′31″N 4°21′37″E | |
| Location | Place Royale / Koningsplein 1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region |
| Country | Belgium |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint James |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Protected |
| Designated | 02/12/1959 |
| Architect(s) | Gilles-Barnabé Guimard |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Neoclassical |
| Groundbreaking | 1776 |
| Completed | 1849 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Mechelen–Brussels |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Luc Terlinden (Primate of Belgium) |
The neoclassical church was designed by the architects Gilles-Barnabé Guimard and Louis Montoyer and built from 1776 to 1787, replacing two neighbouring places of worship. In the 19th century, a dome and bell tower, as well as a coloured fresco, were added to it. The complex was designated a historic monument in 1959. Nowadays, it ranks as royal parish church, and since 1986, as cathedral of the Military Ordinariate of Belgium.
This site is served by Brussels-Central railway station, as well as by the metro stations Parc/Park (on lines 1 and 5) and Trône/Troon (on lines 2 and 6).