St Salvator’s Church, the church of Christ the Redeemer, is often called Heilig-Kerst Church in Dutch. Kerst means Christmas, the birthday of Christ the Saviour.
The sober, early 19th-century façade reveals little of the long history of the building and the richness of its interior.
Newly built in the 16th century, it was designed as a Late Gothic building with a three-aisled nave and six bays. The length of the church was extended in the 18th century. The current, neo-Gothic interior dates from the second half of the 19th century.
The church houses many religious and cultural gems, such as the pietà statue ‘God’s Sweet Suffering’, the Stations of the Cross by Théophile Lybaert and paintings by Nicolas De Liemacker.