Virga Jesse Basilica

The Virga Jesse Basilica is a basilica located on Kapelstraat in Hasselt, Belgium. The church is best known for housing the 14th-century statue of the Virga Jesse, which is paraded through the streets of Hasselt every seven years during the Seven-Yearly Festivities.

The church, formerly known as Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk, was first established in 1334 when a member of the "Brotherhood of Our Lady" built the Clerkenkapel on the site. The current structure, completed in 1727, was built in a late-Baroque and early-Classical style, replacing the original chapel.