Liège - Collégiale Saint-Barthélemy

The Collegiate Church of St. Bartholomew, was part of a convent, founded outside the city walls of Liège. The building process started in the 11th century. The church got enlarged, altered and modified over the centuries.

When I tried to visit this church and see the baptismal font, a medieval masterpiece, I was not aware, that exactly that sunday in 2013 Belgium’s King Albert II passed the crown to Prince Philippe, who, since then is King Philippe I. As this was a National Day - the church was closed.

Now I was lucky and could enter the church and could see the baptismal font, that is attributed to Renier de Huy.