Gravenkapel

The Graf Chapel (nl: Gravenkapel ) is an annexe of the Church of Our Lady in the Belgian city of Kortrijk.

History

Count Louis of Maele had the chapel built in 1370 on the south side of the choir of the Church of Our Lady as his grave lay and placed it under the patronage of St. Catherine. Model was the Sainte -Chapelle in Paris.

Art treasures

  • Murals of the Counts of Flanders
  • Statue of St.. Catherine in Alabaster ( André Beauneveu, 1374 ); the only remaining of the tomb of Louis of Male
  • Glass painting of the Battle of the Golden Spurs (also known as the " Battle of the Spurs of Kortrijk " or " Battle of Courtrai ") dated July 11, 1302
  • 102 gusset
Church of Our Lady (Kortrijk) Louis II, Count of Flanders Sainte-Chapelle
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