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The church is listed classically under the patronage of he who gave his name to the town: Philip. The building, which has undergone several alterations, is made up of three naves and five bays. Mainly due to the half-light it has an atmosphere of peace and devotion.

The decor is sober. The high altar and its bas-relief are particularly noteworthy. Above the altar in the left nave is the altarpiece of the Virgin Mary, a copy of a painting attributed to Giovanni Cimabue. There is another interesting painting on the left wall of the central nave: The apparition of Mary to Saint Bernadin attributed to Gasper De Craeyer.

The stained glass windows depicting biblical scenes are the work of Camille Ganton.

Inside there are numerous tombstones of which that of Martin Colbert, killed at the battle of Walcourt, the son of the great Colbert , Louis XIV’s minister. It’s in the wall of the right nave.

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