Church of St. John the Baptist

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Belgium

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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The Church of St. John the Baptist in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels, is a Catholic parish church designed by architect Joseph Diongre and constructed between 1930 and 1932 in Art Deco style. Built of reinforced concrete, it stands as one of only three major churches in Brussels employing this material—alongside the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Koekelberg and the Church of St. Augustine in Forest. Dedicated to the patron saint of Molenbeek, whose name the church and parish lent to the municipality itself, the building occupies the northern side of the Parvis Saint Jean-Baptiste near the municipal square. It belongs to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen–Brussels and received protected monument status in 1984.