- The Basilica of the Holy Blood is adjacent to the City Hall of Bruges, which in the Middle Ages was the seat of the Counts of Flanders called the Old Castle (Oud...
- The Basilica of the Holy Blood on Burg Square was built in the middle of the 12th century to store a relic - a drop of the Blood of Christ...
- In the church on the first floor, you can see a vial holding a piece of cloth with the blood of Jesus Christ on it.
- The event includes a solemn procession with priests carrying the Relic of the Holy Blood in a jewel-encrusted golden shrine weighing more than 65 pounds...
- The following overview lists the visiting hours for Basilica of the Holy Blood in Bruges.
- The relic of the Holy Blood is displayed each Friday, before and after the mass, to be venerated by the faithful.
- According to the legend, Thierry of Alsace arrived in Bruges on April 7, 1150, with the Holy Blood in hand and put the relic into his newly constructed church.
- The relic is then enshrined once more in the Basilica of the Holy Blood where it is displayed each Friday, before and after the mass.
- The 12th century Basilica of the Holy Blood consists of a lower and an upper chapel, dedicated to Our Lady and Saint Basil.
- The lower part of the basilica, and this is the chapel of St. Basil, was erected in 1139-1149 by order of the Count of Flanders Diederic of Alsace.