![]() A print of the Carmel from
Antoon Sanders,
Chorographia sacra Brabantiae, vol. 2 (Brussels, 1663). | |
Monastery information | |
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Order | Discalced Carmelites |
Established | 1607 |
Disestablished | 1785 |
Diocese | Mechelen |
People | |
Architecture | |
Status | Demolished |
Architect | Wenceslas Cobergher |
Style | Baroque |
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.