Each country has at least one national church in Rome. National churches were made with the purpose of offering help and hospitality to pilgrims, residents and visitors coming from the country to which they were dedicated.
This is the national church of Belgium. It’s dedicated to Saint Julian the Hospitaller, born in Ath and patron of Ghent. Robert II of Flanders dimored here during his trip to the Holy Land for the 1st crusade, the emperor Charles V became a member of this church during his votage to Rome in 1536. It includes medallions representing Bruges, Ypres, and Ghent and a sculpted tomb of the countess of Celles.
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Each country has at least one national church in Rome. National churches were made with the purpose of offering help and hospitality to pilgrims, residents and visitors coming from the country to which they were dedicated.
This is the national church of Belgium. It’s dedicated to Saint Julian the Hospitaller, born in Ath and patron of Ghent. Robert II of Flanders dimored here during his trip to the Holy Land for the 1st crusade, the emperor Charles V became a member of this church during his votage to Rome in 1536. It includes medallions representing Bruges, Ypres, and Ghent and a sculpted tomb of the countess of Celles.