Saint Begga

On the left side altar, visitors can admire the statue of the saint next to her tomb. Patron saint of the town of Andenne and sister of Gertrude (Nivelles), Begge is considered a protector of children.

Blue stone slab supported by small statues of angels carrying censer and nuns. The many children's garments placed on the tomb are a touching reminder of the popular fervour with which Saint Begge is still associated.

The twelve adjoining rooms house the Treasure and Museum of the Collegiate Church. Among its many silver pieces, the shrine of Saint Begge stands out. Created between 1570 and 1645, it is seen as a Renaissance masterpiece. It features niches with silver figures of the eleven apostles and St Paul, bas reliefs of the Entombment and Resurrection, and gables showing the Adoration of the Shepherds and the Assumption.

Brass lectern from a workshop in Maastricht, probably around 1520, which offers an alternative to traditional representations such as the eagle or the pelican. Here, a griffin is depicted, a fantastic animal with the beak, wings and talons of an eagle, the body of a lion, the ears of a horse and the tail of a snake.

A series of 6 paintings by the Hague painter Isidore Lecrenier (1823-1889), commissioned between 1856 and 1858.

This gigantic painting, which is kept at the back of the nave, is the only one by the Bruges painter Louis Finson to be preserved in Belgium. Painted in 1615, the work presents a monumental composition divided into two main planes. The foreground is occupied by a multitude of characters, executioners and victims united in a dizzying chaos, while in the background stands out an architecture evoking Bethlehem.
The theatrical character of this work brings it closer to the Baroque movement.