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The Church of Our Lady (Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk) is a Roman Catholic church in Bruges, Belgium, dating mainly from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries.Its 115.6-metre-high (379 ft) tower remains the tallest structure in the city and the third tallest brickwork tower in the world (after St. Mary's Church in Lübeck and St. Martin's Church in Landshut, both in Germany).
Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk, Mechelen, Antwerp; Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Flemish Brabant; Basilica of Our Lady of Tongre, Chièvres, Hainaut; Basilica of the Holy Blood, Bruges, West Flanders; Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels; Abbey Basilica of St Andrew, Zevenkerken, West Flanders
Area of Bruges expanded. [3] Church of Our Lady tower built. [3] 1302 18 May: Bruges Matins (massacre) occurs. French-Flemish Battle of the Golden Spurs fought in Kortrijk; Flemish win. [1] 1303 – Procession of the Holy Blood instituted. 1323–1328 – The Flemish revolt spread to Bruges. 1364 – Les Halles built on the Grote Markt. [4]
Our Lady and St Edmund's Church, Abingdon, Oxfordshire; Shrine Church of Our Lady of Consolation and St Francis, West Grinstead, West Sussex; Church of our Lady: A Serbian Orthodox, Halifax, West Yorkshire; Our Lady and St Alphonsus Church, Hanley Swan, Worcestershire; Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Redditch, Worcestershire
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The "Historic Centre of Bruges" has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. [36] Its medieval buildings include the Church of Our Lady, whose brick spire reaches 115.6 m (379.27 ft), making it the world's second-highest brick tower/building.
The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico, is celebrated on Dec. 12. In New York, a church of the same name is a seminal part of the city's Spanish and Hispanic history.
Troves of church documents that served as a road map for the cover-up placed extreme scrutiny on Cardinal Roger Mahony, whose handling of clergy abuse has been roundly criticized.