St. James's Church, Bruges

St. James's Church (Sint-Jakobskerk) is a Catholic church in Bruges, Belgium. Originally built around 1240, the church was considerably expanded in 1459 to match the rising affluence of Bruges, and was patronized by the Duke of Burgundy.[1] In the late 17th and early 18th centuries the church's interior was remodeled in its present Baroque style.[2]

The church is sometimes wrongly called St. Jacob's. The confusion arises because Flemish, like many other languages, uses the same word for both James and Jacob.

  • Saint James's interior
    Saint James's interior
  • De St. James's Church, drawing by Séraphin Vermote, 1813 (Groeningemuseum).
    De St. James's Church, drawing by Séraphin Vermote, 1813 (Groeningemuseum).

References
  1. "Sint-Jakobskerk (Saint Jacob's church)". Visit Bruges. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. "Sint-Jacobskerk". Archived from the original on 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2015-05-27.

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