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St Boniface Anglican Church, Antwerp
St Boniface Anglican Church, Antwerp

Saint Boniface Church, is an Anglican church in Antwerp. It falls within the Archdeaconry of North-West Europe, which itself is part of the 44th diocese of the Church of England, the Diocese in Europe. The English Church in Antwerp has roots going back to the 16th Century, deep into the history of both Antwerp and Anglicanism. The current church was consecrated on 22 April 1910. From 1821 to 1910, Anglican services in Antwerp were held at the Chapelle des Tanneurs, from the French name for the street it was located on, Huidevettersstraat (roughly Tanners Street), which connects with the west end of Meir in central Antwerp. It was extensively refurbished in 2010, with support from the Flanders Government.

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St. Boniface Church, Antwerp
Grétrystraat, Antwerp

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Sint-Bonifaciuskerk

Grétrystraat 39
2018 Antwerp (Antwerp)
Antwerp, Belgium
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Antwerp diamond district
Antwerp diamond district

Antwerp's diamond district, also known as the Diamond Quarter (Diamantkwartier), and dubbed the Square Mile, is an area within the city of Antwerp, Belgium. It consists of several square blocks covering an area of about one square mile. While as of 2012, much of the gem cutting and polishing work historically done in the neighborhood had moved to low wage centers elsewhere, about 84% of the world's rough diamonds passed through the district, making it the largest diamond district in the world with a turnover of 54 billion dollars. Each year, approximately 50% of the rough diamonds return to Antwerp for cutting and polishing.Over $16 billion in polished diamonds pass through the district's exchanges each year. There are 380 workshops that serve 1,500 companies. There are also 3,500 brokers, merchants and diamond cutters. In 2017, roughly 234 million carats were traded in the district, an area with a workforce of 30,000 people. Over 80% of rough diamonds were purchased in Antwerp.Within the area is the Antwerp World Diamond Centre, and four trading exchanges including the Diamond Club of Antwerp and the Beurs voor Diamanthandel, both of which were founded by Hasidic diamantaires, the Antwerpsche Diamantkring and the Vrije Diamanthandel.The neighborhood is dominated by Jewish, Jain Indians, Maronites Christian Lebanese and Armenian dealers, known as diamantaires. More than 80% of Antwerp's Jewish population works in the diamond trade; Yiddish was, historically, a main language of the diamond exchange. No business is conducted on Saturdays.