page_title: Saint John Berchmans Church, Brussels
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Saint John Berchmans Church, Brussels / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Interior of the St John Berchmans church of Brussels in 1912. The main altar and most of the original furniture has disappeared. Français&#160;: Intérieur de l'église St Jean Berchmans de Bruxelles en 1912. Le maitre-autel et une grande partie du mobilier d'origine a disparu.
context_page_description: The Church of St. John Berchmans is the Roman Catholic church of St Michael's College in the municipality of Etterbeek in Brussels. Founded by the Society of Jesus at the turn of the 20th century, the church is dedicated to the Belgian Jesuit St. Jan Berchmans.
context_section_description: The purpose of the church was to form the vital centre of the newly created St Michael's College. It was built in the same architectural style as the rest of the school buildings. Msg. Giovanni Tacci Porcelli, Nuncio to Belgium, laid the foundation stone of the church on 20 July 1908. Architect Joseph Prémont was inspired by the Rhenan Romanesque tradition of the Middle Ages. The church is of Rhenan Romanesque revival style and was consecrated on 9 July 1912 by the Bishop of Galle, Joseph van Reeth SJ .
caption: Interior of the church in 1912. The main altar and most of the original furniture has disappeared.
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