Confessionals in Saint-Michael's church (dutch/flemish: Sint-Michielskerk) in Leuven, Belgium are a beautiful example of flemish/brabantine baroque woodsculpting.
In 1650 the Jesuit order in Leuven decided to build a new church for their monastery in Leuven. For this purpose they appealed to their colleague Willem Hesius (1601-1690), who at that time was director of the Latin Sodality in Brussels and confessor of Archduke Leopold-Willem, the governor of the Spanish Netherlands. The church in Leuven is his first important architectural project. His other projects include the plans for the Jesuit College of Ghent and the design for the main altar of St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen. The pulpit, confessionals and communion rails were aligned with the general concept of the church.
