St. Charles Borromeo

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St. Charles Borromeo

church, Antwerp, Belgium

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…magnificent new Jesuit church (now St. Charles Borromeo) in Antwerp, which was dedicated in 1621. He also contributed to the church’s architectural design. Its high altar, enshrining his two interchangeable altarpieces devoted to Saints Ignatius and Francis Xavier (1617–18), was crowned by a semidome and illuminated by an oculus, resembling…
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…magnificent new Jesuit church (now St. Charles Borromeo) in Antwerp, which was dedicated in 1621. He also contributed to the church’s architectural design. Its high altar, enshrining his two interchangeable altarpieces devoted to Saints Ignatius and Francis Xavier (1617–18), was crowned by a semidome and illuminated by an oculus, resembling…
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