Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Duinenkerk (Oostende)
church in Mariakerke, Belgium
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Duinenkerk is the oldest church of Ostend (Belgium), lying behind the dunes of Mariakerke. It dates back in its earliest form to the early 11th century.
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Location | Mariakerke, Ostend, Arrondissement of Ostend, West Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium | ||||
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All photos taken under GFDL with autorisation of the parish priest.
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general view
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church tower
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statue of Our Lady (1638) in the tower
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nave with high altar
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View on the nave towards the entrance and the organ
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high altar in classicistic style
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high altar
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High altar (close-up)
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pulpit
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Pulpit (close-up)
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Woman with a cross ; base of the pulpit
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aisle
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Zee, patron saint of the fishermen
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another view of this side altar
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close-up
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Side view
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Ex voto at the side altar
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side chapel (1778)
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St. Caecilia; copy of the statue by Stefano Maderno in the basilica Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome.
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St. John the Baptist (1771)
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loft - general view
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loft in rococo style (1768) with organ and church clock
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Loft
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organ
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confessional in rococo style
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ornamental medaillon with music instruments
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close-up
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Medaillon with tambourine and trumpet
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church clock
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aisle seen from the nave
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Side aisle
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view backwards from the nave to the aisle
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chapel at the back; stained glass : St Godelieve and St Idesbald
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headstone of Dyserinck (1775), one of the first priests of this church
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view on the church and surroundings before 1900
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interior before 1914
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tomb of the painter James Ensor
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last remaining fisherman's cottage (1822) near the church