Temple des Augustins
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The Temple des Augustins (alternatively Eglise des Augustins, Dutch/Flemish: Augustijnenkerk) in Brussels was a baroque-style church designed by the architect Jacob Franquart
and erected 1621-1642. It was located on Place de Broukere in the centre of Brussels until its demolition in 1893-1894.
Closed by revolutionary troops in 1796, the church reopened for Roman Catholic worship in 1805.
In the run-up to the Battle of Waterloo
(1815) it served as an arsenal for British troops and subsequently as a military hospital.
Under the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau the building was designated a Protestant place of worship, alongside Brussels Protestant Church
on Place du Musée and the Dutch Church
(Nederlandse gemeente) met in the Temple from 1816 until the Belgian revolution in 1830.. The first Reformed service was held on 1 September 1816 and Hermannus Pauw (born 1770) and Dirk Rijke (1789–1830) served as ministers 1816-1830. In March 1817 the future William III was baptised in the Temple. Anglican Reverend Holworthy, chaplain to the British Ambassador, held English-language services in the Temple until 1829.
The last Protestant service was held on 21 August 1830; from 5 September the building was occupied by Belgian patriots. Many of the worshippers fled the city and the Dutch Church
was left without a building, meeting in various locations before it eventually built its own premises at Zuidkaai in 1857.
After 1830 the Temple served various purposes: for performances, exhibitions and even as a post office, before in 1892 the decision was taken to demolish the building for town planning reasons.
The Temple was demolished in 1893-1894.
However the facade of the demolished building was retained and now serves as the facade of the Church of the Holy Trinity at Parvis de la Trinité (also in Brussels)..
Jacob Franquart
Jacob Franquart was a Flemish painter, court architect, and an outstanding copper plate engraver...
and erected 1621-1642. It was located on Place de Broukere in the centre of Brussels until its demolition in 1893-1894.
Closed by revolutionary troops in 1796, the church reopened for Roman Catholic worship in 1805.
In the run-up to the Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
(1815) it served as an arsenal for British troops and subsequently as a military hospital.
Under the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau the building was designated a Protestant place of worship, alongside Brussels Protestant Church
Brussels Protestant Church
Brussels Protestant Church is a Brussels-based Protestant Christian congregation formally constituted in 1804 and whose roots go back to the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century....
on Place du Musée and the Dutch Church
Protestantse Kerk Brussel
The Dutch-speaking Brussels Protestant Church or 'Dutch Church' was formally constituted in 1816 during the period when Belgium came under the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau....
(Nederlandse gemeente) met in the Temple from 1816 until the Belgian revolution in 1830.. The first Reformed service was held on 1 September 1816 and Hermannus Pauw (born 1770) and Dirk Rijke (1789–1830) served as ministers 1816-1830. In March 1817 the future William III was baptised in the Temple. Anglican Reverend Holworthy, chaplain to the British Ambassador, held English-language services in the Temple until 1829.
The last Protestant service was held on 21 August 1830; from 5 September the building was occupied by Belgian patriots. Many of the worshippers fled the city and the Dutch Church
Protestantse Kerk Brussel
The Dutch-speaking Brussels Protestant Church or 'Dutch Church' was formally constituted in 1816 during the period when Belgium came under the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau....
was left without a building, meeting in various locations before it eventually built its own premises at Zuidkaai in 1857.
After 1830 the Temple served various purposes: for performances, exhibitions and even as a post office, before in 1892 the decision was taken to demolish the building for town planning reasons.
The Temple was demolished in 1893-1894.
However the facade of the demolished building was retained and now serves as the facade of the Church of the Holy Trinity at Parvis de la Trinité (also in Brussels)..