282 Route 23. LOUVAIN. From Mechlin

rations are being made for his consecration; it is a fine compo-
sition of nearly 100 figures. S. Trans. : Christ giving the keys to
S. Peter by Wautier, 1623; the Good Shepherd and the B. V. by
P. J. Verhaghen, and Christ appearing to S.. Mary Magdalene by
G. De Craeyer. Amb.:1, 8. Augustine and S. Dominic by P. J,
Verhaghen; the M. H. Trinity, carved, 1469. 2, Ecce Homo by
G. Zeegers. 4, Tr.; The Martyrdom of S. Erasmus; in background,
an Italian landscape with the Alps in the distance, and on side-
panels, S. Jerome and S. Benedict, the latter of whom had accord-
ing to the Acta Sanctorum a great devotion to S. Erasmus in whose
honor he built several oratories: a Pieta, XV cent, 5, Faith, Hope
and Charity by G. De Craeyer : the Last Supper by T. Stuerbout,
1466-8; in background the artist is repr. looking in at a window;
the Hotel de Ville is also repr. in course of construction. The Cru-
cifixion carved, painted and gilt, 1520. 6, 2 Aumbryes, XV cent. :
Tr. by Q. Massys; in centre the Holy Family, on side-panels an
angel announcing to S. Joachim the birth of the B. V., and the
death of the B. V., on reverse 2 scenes from the life of S. Joa-
chim, 1529, fine. 7, 5 paintings by P. J. Verhaghen repr. scenes
from the life of the Ven. Margaret of Louvain, the patroness of
servants, for whom the inhabs. of the town have great respect ;
she ‘was servant in an hostelry frequented by pilgrims; her master
and mistress and she herself had resolved on embracing the mo-
nastic life and were-all to go on the following day to a convent
in the neighbourhood. Some pilgrims came and demanded shel-
ter for the night; Margrietje having been sent to fetch some
wine, the pretended pilgrims during her absence strangled their
host and his wife, and she on her return shared their fate; her
body, thrown into the Dyle by them, instead of descending the
stream, floated up the river, a brilliant light hovering over it..
This wondrous appearance being witnessed by Henry, Duke of
Lorraine, and hts duchess, they, accompanied by their whole
court together with the Chapter of S. Peter and the Magistrates
carried the hody in procession to the church, 2 Sept. 1225. The
Saint’s skull and bones and her wooden wine-jar are kept in a
small Gothic Chapel erected in 1538; here are several good paint-
ings of XVI cent. repr. S. Michael subduing the rebel angels, the
Martyrdom of S. Johan Bap. and S. Catherine, etc. 8, Altar
Tomb of blue stone with recumbent effigy of Duke Henry I, d.
5 Sept. 1235 at Cologne on his way home from Mayence, whither
he had escorted Isabella of England, who was there married to
the Empr. Frederic If on-22 Aug. 1238; the Duke’s body was
transported hither and buried in the middle of the choir from
whence the tomb was removed in 1798 by the churchwardens who
pretended that it impeded the circulation of the people; the lower