Saint-Omer Cathedral

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Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer cathedral
South side

The Cathedral of Saint-Omer ( Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer , Notre-Dame des Miracles ) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Saint-Omer in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France . The Gothic original collegiate church was the episcopal church of the diocese of Saint-Omer , which existed from 1559 to 1801. Today it belongs to the diocese of Arras . In 1879 Notre-Dame received the rank of a minor basilica .

history

Layout
Interior

The earliest predecessor building was a Lady Chapel from 663, where a monastery was built. It burned down in 1033 and was replaced by a larger Romanesque church. In 1191 this was also destroyed by fire. Then began the construction of the large-scale church in the style of the French cathedral Gothic, which lasted over 300 years in several construction phases and was largely completed around 1500 in the current, astonishingly closed shape.

architecture

The cathedral of Saint-Omer is a three-aisled basilica with a three -aisled transept and ambulatory choir . Three wreath chapels are attached to these . The massive, square, helmetless tower forms the western end . The main portal with a representation of the Last Judgment in the tympanum is located in the south arm of the transept.

The interior is characterized by groin vaults , ceilings with large tracery windows and triforias , which also continue in the choir and apse , including the pointed arches to the side aisles on four-service columns.

  • View through the nave

  • Aisle with confessionals

  • View into the choir room

  • Main and side aisles

Descent from the Cross, by PP Rubens

Furnishing

Unlike most of the major churches in France, the cathedral of Saint-Omer lost little of its furnishings during the revolution . Particularly noteworthy are an ecce homo group from the destroyed cathedral of Thérouanne , the cenotaph of St. Audomar (Omer), the tomb of Eustache de Croy (Bishop of Arras and provost of the cathedral chapter of Saint-Omer) by Jacques Du Brœucq and one Descent from the Cross by Peter Paul Rubens .

  • pulpit

  • epitaph

  • Mausoleum of Eustache de Croy

  • Christ enthroned by Thérouanne

organ

View of the organ prospect with Rückpositiv
Rückpositiv

The large organ goes back to an instrument from 1717, which was built by the organ builders Thomas and Jean-Jacques Desfontaines (Douai). The baroque case has been preserved unchanged to this day . The large carved figures are remarkable. a. King David and St. Cäcilia (on the side pedal towers), numerous angels, the baby Jesus (central tower of the main work), faith, hope and mercy (on the level of the organ stage) represent. At the foot of the organ there are sculptures of Saints Peter and Paul on the left and right.

The organ itself contains pipe material from the Desfontaines organ, but was comprehensively restructured in 1855 by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll . Since then, the organ has only been slightly revised or restored. It has 49 stops on four manuals and a pedal .

I positive C – f 3
1. Montre 8th'
2. Bourdon 8th'
3. Salicional 8th'
4th Prestant 4 ′
5. Dulciane 4 ′
6th Flûte douce 4 ′
7th Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
8th. Duplicate 2 ′
9. Plein jeu II-III
10. Cornet V 8th'
11. Trumpets 8th'
12. Clairon 4 ′
13. Cromorne 8th'
II Grand Orgue C – f 3
14th Montre 16 ′
15th Bourdon 16 ′
16. Viol 16 ′
17th Montre 8th'
18th Bourdon 8th'
19th Viole de gambe 8th'
20th Prestant 4 ′
21st Flûte octav. 4 ′
22nd Cornet V 8th'
III Bombarde C – f 3
23. Flûte harm. 8th'
24. Octave 4 ′
25th Duplicate 2 ′
26th Fittings V.
27. Cymbals IV
28. Bombard 16 ′
29 Trumpets 8th'
30th Basson 8th'
31. Clairon 4 ′
IV Récit expressif C – f 3
32. Bourdon 16 ′
33. Viole de gambe 8th'
34. Voix céleste 8th'
35. Flûte harm. 8th'
36. Viole de gambe 4 ′
37. Flûte octav. 4 ′
38. Octavine 2 ′
39. Basson et Hautbois 8th'
40. Bombard 8–16 ′
41. Trumpets 8th'
42. Voix humaine 8th'
43. Clairon 4 ′
Pedale C – f 1
44. Flute 16 ′
45. Flute 8th'
46. Flute 4 ′
47. Bombard 16 ′
48. Trumpets 8th'
49. Clairon 4 ′
  • Secondary register: Pédale d'orage (thunder, single pedal key)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ More information on the organ brochure (French)
  2. ↑ More information on the history and disposition of the organ ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , with sound samples @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cathedrale-saint-omer.org

Web links

Commons : Saint-Omer Cathedral  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 50 ° 44 ′ 50.7 "  N , 2 ° 15 ′ 10.8"  E