The Brussels Carmel was a Discalced Carmelite convent in the City of Brussels, founded in 1607 by Ana de Jesús at the behest of the Archdukes Albert and Isabella.[1] The church and convent were designed by Wenceslas Cobergher in an Italianate style inspired by the Roman church of Santa Maria in Traspontina.[2] The monastery was suppressed in 1785.
 A print of the Carmel from Antoon Sanders, Chorographia sacra Brabantiae, vol. 2 (Brussels, 1663). | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Discalced Carmelites |
| Established | 1607 |
| Disestablished | 1785 |
| Diocese | Mechelen |
| People | |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Architect | Wenceslas Cobergher |
| Style | Baroque |
References
edit- ^ Cordula van Wyhe, "Piety and Politics in the Royal Convent of Discalced Carmelite Nuns in Brussels 1607-1646", Revue d'histoire ecclésiastique, 100/2 (2005), pp. 457-487.
- ^ "Cobergher, Wenceslas", in Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art, edited by Gordon Campbell (Oxford University Press, 2009), p. 388.
Further reading
edit- Germaine de Jésus, Le Carmel royal de Bruxelles (Brussels, 1948)
- Charles Terlinden, "Le Carmel royal de Bruxelles (1607-1657)", Cahiers bruxellois 2 (1957), pp. 11–35.
