Saint Sava Church, Eastern Orthodox church in Molenbeek, Brussels, Belgium
The église Saint Sava is an Eastern Orthodox church on Rue des Etangs Noirs in Molenbeek, Brussels. The building features Art Deco design elements and houses an iconostasis separating the altar from the nave, as well as an organ built by Salomon Van Bever in 1912.
The building originally served as a Catholic church under the name Notre-Dame Médiatrice before becoming an Orthodox church in 1999. Since then, it has been the main place of worship for the Serbian Orthodox community in Brussels.
Services are held in Serbian and Church Slavonic, keeping a direct link to the Orthodox tradition alive in Brussels. On feast days, the interior fills with candles and flowers arranged around the icons, and the community gathers for baptisms, weddings, and memorial services.
The church sits on Rue des Etangs Noirs in Molenbeek and is easy to spot from the street. Services take place mainly on Sundays and Orthodox feast days, so checking the church website before visiting is a good idea.
The organ inside, built by Salomon Van Bever in 1912, is placed at the junction of the main nave and a rounded central area rather than on a gallery, which is an unusual position for an organ. This gives the interior a layout rarely found in Orthodox churches, which do not typically feature pipe organs at all.
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