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Arnold was the eldest child of Gerardus Mercator and Barbara Schellekens from Leuven, who married in 1536. [1] [2] Arnold grew up in Leuven and, as a 7-year-old boy, witnessed the arrest of his father, who was then a professor in Leuven. Gerardus Mercator was suspected of Lutheranism. His father was released after a few months.
The school was founded in 1843 by canon Constant van Crombrugghe, founder of the Congregation of the Josephites, on the site of the former Trinity College, Leuven.The main entrance to the school is located on the edge of the Old Market, the rear of the school is at the Father Damien Square, where the mortal remains of Blessed Damien of Molokai rest in the crypt of the St. Anthony Church.
Museums in Leuven (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Leuven" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
The Grote Markt (Dutch: [ˌɣroːtə ˈmɑr(ə)kt] ⓘ; "Big Market") is the central square of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.It is situated between the Oude Markt ("Old Square") and the Rector De Somerplein ("Rector De Somer Square", named for Pieter De Somer, the first rector of the autonomous Dutch-speaking Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) in 1968) and near both the ...
Historische universiteitscolleges in Leuven definitief beschermd, Archeonet.be, 13 Nov 2009. Accessed 15 Feb. 2015. Cornelius Van Gestel, Historia sacra et profana Archiepiscopatus Mechliniensis (The Hague, 1725), 182-186. Valerius Andreas, Fasti academici studii generalis Lovaniensis (Leuven, 1650), 252-330.
The Leuven fair is held annually in the first three weeks of September on the Oude Markt, while the Student welcome is held annually at the end of September. There is also Hapje-Tapje (literally: a little snack-a small drink , approximately pronounced in English as hap-yeh, tap-yeh ): a gastronomical market with a bartender race, at the ...
[2] The medieval college was extensively rebuilt in 1775-76 to plans drafted by Jacques Antoine Hustin, only the frontage now remaining. The college ceased to function as such when the university was closed down in 1797. [2] From 1830 to 1914 the building housed Leuven's commercial court and small claims court.
Moreover, very regular buses connect the science park to the city centre and the Leuven train station in particular, can be reached within 10-15 minutes. The park will soon be connected by a new (E-)bike highway-corridor linking Leuven to the city of Tienen [ 2 ] and soon a direct connection via train is to be realised as this project is in ...