oeuvre includes designs for practically all the plastic and decorative arts. From Belgium, his designs found their way to most other European countries. The quality of his work can best be judged from his integrated building projects, which combine all forms of art, such as Loppem Castle, the complex in Vivenkapelle (including a church, a presbytery and a convent school) and the large complex of Maredsous Abbey. Bethune's designs show a strong architectural, archaeological and didactic character. With his stained-glass windows (f.e. in the cathedrals of Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, and Tournai), his mural paintings, (f.e. in the castle of Maaltebrugge, 1862–1864), and his mosaics (Aachen Cathedral 1872) he contributed significantly to the revival of these art forms. Among his most important realisations as a designer of gold- and silverwork are the Belgian Tiara offered to pope Pius IX in 1871, the Charles-the-Good Shrine in St. Salvator's Cathedral in Bruges (1883), the Saint Lambert Shrine in the St. Paul's Cathedral in Liège (1884). List of works Architecture All architectural projects include the designs for decoration and furnishings. Loppem Castle, 1859–1862. Church, presbytery and schools in Vivenkapelle near Damme, 1860–1870. Maredsous Abbey, 1872–1889. Church Sacré Coeur of "Le Trieu" in Courrière, 1872–1873. Church of the beguinage of Sint-Amandsberg near Ghent, 1874. Chapel of Our Lady at the Jesuit Convent 'Oude Abdij" in Drongen, 1877. Convent of the "Clarisses de l'Epeule" in Roubaix, France Ecole de Saint-Luc (Saint-Luke school) in Tournai Church Saint-Joseph in Roubaix, France Church of , Antoing, Belgium Designs for applied arts Design for a sculpture of the Resurrection by Leonard Blanchaert in Holy Cross Church, Heusden, (1865) Design for the Belgian Tiara donated to Pope Pius IX in 1871. Design for the mosaic decoration of the dome of Aachen Cathedral (executed by the workshop of Antonio Salviati), 1879–1881. Funeral monument of Monseigneur Gravez, bishop of Namur, in Namur Funeral monument of the Lefèvre family in Sclayn Design for a Shrine to contain the relics of Charles I, Count of Flanders, in Bruges Cathedral, 1883–1885 Design for the Shrine of Saint Lambert in the Cathedral of Liège, 1884. Church of Dinant: Main altar and other religious furniture. Interior decoration in the Castles of, Denée, Gesves and Spontin Family Name During his lifetime, Jean Bethune never used the prefix 'de' in his family name. It was no longer in use in the family since the early 18th century. Only after his