St Martin's Church, Aalst

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St Martin's Church or the Church of St. Martin (Dutch: Sint Martinuskerk) is a church located in Aalst, Flanders, Belgium.

History

The Church of St. Martin was established in dedication to Saint Martin. The Gothic-style church was built in 1480.[1]

The altarpiece by Peter Paul Rubens depicting Saint Roch titled Christ Appointing Saint Roch as Patron Saint of Plague Victims is located in the church.[2]

Composed by Erasmus in 1527, the epitaph of Dirk Martens was installed in the church in 1784.[3]

References

  1. 1.DK Eyewitness Belgium and Luxembourg. (2017). United Kingdom: DK Publishing.
  2. 2.Peckham, H. (2008). Harry Peckham's Tour. United Kingdom: History Press.
  3. 3.Contemporaries of Erasmus: A Biographical Register of the Renaissance and Reformation. (2003). Germany: University of Toronto Press.