Saint Mary's Royal Church Saint Mary's Royal Church (, ) is a Roman Catholic parish church located on the / in the Brussels municipality of Schaerbeek (Belgium). Officially dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption, it is popularly associated with Queen Louise-Marie, first Queen of the Belgians, as is the square where it is located, which earned it the title of "Royal". This site is served by the Botanique/Kruidtuin metro station on lines 2 and 6 of the Brussels metro. History The building was designed by the architect Louis van Overstraeten and built between 1845 and 1888 in an eclectic style combining neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic elements with influences from Byzantine and Roman architecture. The windows were designed and created by the Belgian stained glass artist Jean-Baptiste Capronnier (1814–1891). The church was opened to worship in 1853 and consecrated on 14 October 1902, feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, by the archbishop of Mechelen Cardinal Goossens. The building received protected status through a royal decree issued on 9 November 1976. It was the subject of a restoration campaign from 1982 to 1996. Gallery See also List of churches in Brussels References External links Phillips: Sainte-Marie Royal Church Sacred Destinations: Église Sainte-Marie, Brussels Schaarbeek.be: Sinte-Mariakerk (Dutch/Flemish) Category:Roman Catholic churches in Belgium Category:Roman Catholic churches in Brussels Category:Schaerbeek Category:Protected heritage sites in Brussels Category:Churches completed in 1885 Category:19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings Category:Eclectic architecture Category:Church buildings with domes