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St. Rumbold's Cathedral (Dutch: Sint-Romboutskathedraal; French: Cathédrale Saint-Rombaut) is the Roman Catholic metropolitan archiepiscopal cathedral in Mechelen, Belgium, dedicated to Saint Rumbold, Christian missionary and martyr who founded an abbey nearby.
A compilation of three saints' lives as translated by Rosalind Love mentioned that on 15th-century records in Salisbury, an unknown author 'corrected' the attribution as "martyr" (possibly the Rumbold murdered in Mechelen) by annotating "confessor" (fitting in the miraculous infant Rumwold who was not a martyr). Also, the original dedication of ...
The Church of Our Lady of Leliendaal (Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Leliëndaal) is a Roman Catholic church in Mechelen, Belgium, served by the Society of Jesus.It was designed by Lucas Faydherbe and is a protected structure, designated by the city council of Mechelen as one of its eight historic churches.
The Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk (Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Hanswijkis) is a Roman Catholic basilica in Mechelen, Belgium. The basilica is a famous place of pilgrimage in Belgium, the statue was crowned on 30 July 1876 by Cardinal Deschamps by request of pope Pius IX .
Mechelen lies on the major urban and industrial axis Brussels–Antwerp, about 25 km (16 mi) from each city. Inhabitants find employment at Mechelen's southern industrial and northern office estates, as well as at offices or industry near the capital and Brussels Airport, or at industrial plants near Antwerp's seaport.
Mechelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɛxələ(n)]; Limburgish: Mechele [ˈmæxələ]) is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem , and lies about 13 km south of Heerlen .
The Hof van Savoye (Court of Savoy) or Palace of Margaret of Austria is an early 16th-century building in Mechelen, Belgium. It was one of the first Renaissance buildings in Northern Europe.
Willem II Berthout of Mechelen (died near De Meern, 4 July 1301), also Guilhelmus or Wilhelmus, served as Bishop of Utrecht from 1296 until his death in battle in 1301. [1] [2] He succeeded Jan II van Sierck. Willem was a leader of the Berthout family, which ruled over the Heerlijkheid of Mechelen.