Detail St Rumbold s Cathedral

St Rumbold's Cathedral in the center of the city of Mechelen.

The architecturally important Brabantine Gothic St. Rumbold's with its Baroque quire and main altar (Lucas Faydherbe).

The cathedral was built in honor of Saint Rombout (Rumbold), a seventh century Irish missionary, and it is rumored that his remains are buried inside the cathedral. State-of-the-art examination of the relics assumed to be St. Rumbold's, showed a death date between 580 and 655, while tradition had claimed 775. Twenty-five paintings in the choir illustrate the life of the saint. The construction was started shortly after 1200, and during the final phase in 1452-1520, the tower of the cathedral itself was constructed.

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