Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon
The Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon, or the Church of Our Lady of the Sablon, is a Roman Catholic church located in the Sablon/Zavel district, in the historic centre of Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Sablon.
Our Lady of the Sablon Church
The Church of the Sablon, c. 1612, as drawn by Remigio Cantagallina
King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth praying to Our Lady of the Sablon
Main facade and portal
The Sablon or Zavel is a neighbourhood and hill in the historic upper town of Brussels, Belgium. At its heart are twin squares: the larger Grand Sablon or Grote Zavel square in the north-west and the smaller Petit Sablon or Kleine Zavel square and garden in the south-east, divided by the Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon. This area is served by Brussels-Chapel railway station and Brussels-Central railway station, as well as the tram stop Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel.
Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon seen from the Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel's garden
Antoon Sallaert's The Infante Isabella shoots the jay of the Grand Serment [Crossbowmen's Guild] with a crossbow in the Sablon in Brussels depicts an Ommegang in 1615.
The Egmont Palace, now part of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the Sablon/Zavel
The Square du Grand Sablon/Grote Zavelsquare and its market, c. 1900