Église Saint-Jacques - Namur - Belgique
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N 50° 27.907 E 004° 51.845
31U E 632295 N 5592006
[FR] Coquillage gravé du pèlerinage de Saint-Jacques situé à Namur, , à gauche de la porte de l'église Saint-Jacques. [EN] Waymarker of St. James located in Namur, to the left of the door of the St James church.
Waymark Code: WM107RG
Location: Namur, Belgium
Date Posted: 03/16/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member coisos
Views: 5

[FR]

"L’église Saint-Jacques, sise rue Saint-Jacques dans le centre de la ville de Namur (Belgique), est un édifice religieux de style classique datant du XVIIIe siècle. Ancien relais sur le chemin du pèlerinage à Saint-Jacques de Compostelle, elle est aujourd’hui désacralisée et est devenue un magasin de vêtements de mode.

Le site, très ancien, comportait un hospice Saint-Jacques qui depuis 1406 recevait les malades, soldats blessés et pèlerins en route vers Compostelle. Des vestiges de fondations d’un édifice antérieur, une chapelle en bois du XIIIe siècle, furent mis au jour. Il reste, paraît-il, des traces de sa fondation dans le bâtiment à droite de l’église et aussi d’anciennes pierres tombales de pèlerins qui auraient été utilisées pour faire les marches montant aux cloches.

En 1755, une confrérie pieuse, les ‘frères de la miséricorde’, reprend la direction de l’hôpital. Leur vocation particulière est de se consacrer aux plus démunis et accompagner les condamnés à mort durant leurs derniers moments, comme de s’occuper de leurs funérailles et enterrement. Ils reconstruisent l’église en 1757 et modernisent l’hôpital en 1758, tout en restant principalement ouvert aux indigents de toute sorte. En 1902 l’hôpital quitte le centre de la ville.

En mars 2015, un magasin de vêtements s'ouvre dans l'église restaurée. En mai 2018, c'est la marque "America Today" qui occupe les lieux."

[EN]

"The Saint-Jacques church, located on Saint-Jacques Street in the centre of the city of Namur (Belgium), is a religious building in classical style dating from the 18th century. Formerly a relay on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, it is now desecrated and has become a fashion clothing store.

The site, very old, included a scallop hospice which since 1406 had been receiving the sick, wounded soldiers and pilgrims on their way to Compostela. Remains of the foundation of an earlier building, a 13th century wooden chapel, were uncovered. It seems that there are still traces of its foundation in the building to the right of the church and also old pilgrims' tombstones that were used to make the steps going up to the bells.

In 1755, a pious brotherhood, the "brothers of mercy", took over the management of the hospital. Their particular vocation is to devote themselves to the most deprived and to accompany those condemned to death during their last moments, as well as to take care of their funeral and burial. They rebuilt the church in 1757 and modernized the hospital in 1758, while remaining mainly open to the poor of all kinds. In 1902 the hospital left the city centre.

In March 2015, a clothing store opened in the restored church. In May 2018, the "America Today" brand occupied the premises."

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Country: Belgique

Type of Waymark: Way Marker

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