Grimbergen Abbey

Grimbergen, Belgium

Grimbergen Abbey is a Premonstratensian monastery established in 1128 in the place of an earlier foundation of Augustinian Canons.

The abbey itself was dissolved in 1796 in the aftermath of the French Revolution, but the abbey church of Saint Servatius survived as the parish church of Grimbergen. After the French Revolution the abbey was reinstated. The building in its present form dates from 1660 and is considered one of the most beautiful and best-integrated Baroque churches in the Low Countries. It was elevated to the status of basilica minor in 1999.

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Founded: 1128
Category: Religious sites in Belgium

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Jeronimas (10 months ago)
Stunning church! Real gem in Grinbergen must visit.
Yeri Tiete (15 months ago)
Nice cathedral
Ed Gere (2 years ago)
Rich and malty , just as advertised!
Juan Pablo Martín (2 years ago)
Beautiful church with a great history of resilience
marc grimbergen (6 years ago)
Hidden gem near Brussels
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