Thursday, 01-Aug-2024


That’s one heck of a name, isn’t it? “The Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon”.

Reading a bit about the church, and the nearby park / square, I… am not quite sure what victories this is specifically referencing. I mean, looking at the article on wikipedia, it… I mean this can’t be right… it appears that the “victory” is that a lady got a vision, stole a statue from Antwerp, and then brought it back to Brussels.

Anyways, I’ll put a link in the bottom. Perhaps one of my astute readers can correct me.

For now – Ohh man the stained glass was beautiful! Seriously – uncertainty about the naming convention of the church aside, it’s an absolutely gloriously beautiful edifice, and hugely recommended to go visit! Especially since it was literally down the road from the art museums, and across the street from a really solid cafe.

Also it has a crossbow on display! I mean, a crossbow! A holy crossbow!

Which… thinking about the word itself… maybe there should be MORE holy cross-bows?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Our_Blessed_Lady_of_the_Sablon