Lichtervelde - Sint-Jacobus-de-Meerderekerk
Sint-Jacobuskerk was built in 1876-79, replacing an older church. The first church here was probably a wooden one, founded by the Lords of Lichtervelde. Later, a Romanesque church was built. The patron saints were Margaret and James the Greater. James the Greater was chosen because Lichtervelde was a transit point on the pilgrims' route to Santiago de Compostela.
During the Second Iconoclasm in 1584, the church was destroyed except for its Romanesque tower. It was rebuilt around 1620. It was damaged during the Franco-Spanish Wars and the War of the Spanish Succession, which ended in 1713. Between 1876 and 1879, it was deemed too small and demolished to make room for the a larger church, which was built between 1878 and 1880. In 1918, the church was bombed during the German retreat, but was rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style in 1922/23.
Lichtervelde - Sint-Jacobus-de-Meerderekerk
Sint-Jacobuskerk was built in 1876-79, replacing an older church. The first church here was probably a wooden one, founded by the Lords of Lichtervelde. Later, a Romanesque church was built. The patron saints were Margaret and James the Greater. James the Greater was chosen because Lichtervelde was a transit point on the pilgrims' route to Santiago de Compostela.
During the Second Iconoclasm in 1584, the church was destroyed except for its Romanesque tower. It was rebuilt around 1620. It was damaged during the Franco-Spanish Wars and the War of the Spanish Succession, which ended in 1713. Between 1876 and 1879, it was deemed too small and demolished to make room for the a larger church, which was built between 1878 and 1880. In 1918, the church was bombed during the German retreat, but was rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style in 1922/23.