Pulpit (Hondschoote)

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Pulpit in Hondschoote

The pulpit in the Catholic Church of St-Vaast in Hondschoote , a French commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region , was created in 1755 by Jean Elschoocq and Joseph Roose. The oak pulpit was added to the list of listed buildings ( Base Palissy ) in France in 1934 as Monument historique .

The pulpit was a gift from Jacques Josse Coppens, the landlord of Hondschoote. The coat of arms of the donor is attached to the sound cover.

The evangelists are depicted on the pulpit . On the back wall is a relief of the church patron St. Vaast as a bishop with his attribute , a predator's head.

The figure of John the Baptist on the base was added in 1863.

  • Pulpit cage and base

  • John the Baptist, 1863 added

  • Mark the Evangelist

  • Evangelist Luke

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 863.

Web links

Commons : Pulpit (Hondschoote)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chaire à prêcher in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 53.8 "  N , 2 ° 35 ′ 12.4"  E