Collegiate Church of St. Peter and St. Guido
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The Collegiate Church of St. Peter and St. Guido (French: Collégiale Saints-Pierre-et-Guidon; Dutch: Sint-Pieter-en-Sint-Guidokerk) is a Roman Catholic collegiate church located in the centre of Anderlecht, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Guy, the patron saint of Anderlecht.
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Location | Place de la Vaillance / Dapperheidsplein 1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region |
Country | Belgium |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Collegiate church |
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Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Protected[1] |
Designated | 25/10/1938 |
Architectural type | Church |
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Completed | 1898 |
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Number of spires | 1 |
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Archdiocese | Mechelen–Brussels |
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Archbishop | Luc Terlinden (Primate of Belgium) |
The church, in Brabantine Gothic style, was built between the 14th and 16th centuries above an earlier Romanesque crypt. Partially attributed to the Flemish architect Jan van Ruysbroeck, it is a notable illustration of late medieval architecture in Brussels. Its neo-Gothic spire dates from the 19th century. The complex was designated a historic monument in 1938.[1]
The church is located on the northern side of the Place de la Vaillance/Dapperheidsplein, not far from Erasmus House, the old beguinage of Anderlecht and the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium (the municipality's main football stadium). This area is served by Saint Guidon/Sint Guido metro station on line 5 of the Brussels Metro.