Saint-Maurice church, Gothic church in historic center of Lille, France

Saint-Maurice church is a hall church: its seven-bay nave with double side aisles, five-bay transept and three-bay choir with five-sided apse all rise to the same height. The interior columns have two rows of curly cabbage-leaf capitals. The west front and its openwork spire were added by architect Philippe Cannissié between 1867 and 1877.

Construction began in the late 14th century and continued until the 19th century. Architect Philippe Cannissié oversaw major restoration works that shaped the building as it appears today.

The church is a hall church (hallekerk): nave and side aisles share one height and width, so the interior reads as a single volume. The main columns carry capitals with two rows of curly cabbage leaves. The chevet is unusual: the ambulatory and the radiating chapels share one vault, and the rear wall forms a fully openwork screen, a design taken from the former collegiate church of Saint-Pierre in Lille, destroyed during the Revolution.

The church sits on Pierre-Mauroy Street in central Lille and is easily reached on foot. A recently renovated forecourt improves access and provides a welcoming entry area to the building.

Inside the church stands a monument containing the viscera of the Duke of Berry, a rare medieval memorial practice. The monument was designed by Victor Leplus and carved by Edme-François-Étienne Gois.