Dominican Church

About

The Dominican Church is a church building in the West Flemish city of Ostend, located on Christinastraat 95.

History: The Dominicans came to Ostend in 1873. They rented some buildings on Christinastraat and in 1880 they founded a provisional chapel. At the end of 1882 the construction of a neo-Gothic chapel was started according to the design of Auguste Van Assche while the monastery was designed by Father Raymondus Biolley. The chapel was dedicated to Saint Catherine of Siena. The church was completed in 1883. The neo-Gothic church was inspired by the dominican church in Ghent, which was demolished in 1860.

Building: It is a one-storey hall church under saddle roof, with an entrance gate to the street side. To the right there is a staircase tower that leads to the docks. The choir is facing west. On the triumphal arch were painted medallions in 1902, which invented the Secrets of the Rosary. The furniture is mainly neo-gothic from the time of construction. The organ is from 1958 and was manufactured by Loncke. The stained glass windows are from 1883 and show symbols and episodes...