St-Pierre (Bouvines) stained glass window

Choir of the Church of St-Pierre in Bouvines

The stained glass windows in the Catholic parish church of St-Pierre in Bouvines , a French commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region , were created between 1889 and 1906. The 21 stained glass windows with the theme of the Battle of Bouvines , which took place in 1214, were added to the list of listed buildings ( Base Palissy ) in France in 1973 as Monument historique .

The mayor of Bouvines, Félix Dehau, was committed to the construction of the church, which was built between 1880 and 1885, and the manufacture of the windows. The most important event in the history of Bouvines should be particularly appreciated. The windows cost five times as much as the entire church building.

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The eight meter high and 3.20 meter wide stained glass windows were created in the workshop of the brothers Charles Champigneulle and Emmanuel Champigneulle from boxes by Pierre Fritel .

Each window is divided into three parts: At the bottom you can see the coats of arms of the noble families involved in the battle. In the middle, the preparation and course of the battle are shown and commented on with a line of text. Angels can be seen above. The windows have a frame in the form of a neo-Gothic architecture.

Window 1: Council of War in Valenciennes with the French King Philip II.
Window 2: Guérin , Chancellor and Bishop of Senlis , shows Duke Adam II of Melun the approaching enemy
Window 3: The knights swear allegiance to the French king
Window 4: The French king and his knights pray in the Bouvines church

Window 5: Walter III. von Châtillon , who is suspected of Felonie , says to Chancellor Guérin: "The King will have a good traitor in me today."
Window 6: Philip II supports the rearguard attacked by the enemy
Window 7: Philip II blesses his soldiers before the battle
Window 8: The Bishop of Beauvais Philipp von Dreux hands over the captured William Longespée to Jean de Nivelle

Window 9: Philip II is saved by Pierre Tristan and Gallon de Montigny, while Guillaume II des Barres repulses the enemy
Window 10: Emperor Otto IV flees and is pursued by Guillaume II des Barres
Window 11: Saint-Valéry comes to Guillaume II des Barres' aid and saves him
Window 12: The Counts of Saint-Pol, of Montmorency, of Beaumont and of Melun put the riders of Count Ferdinand to flight

Window 13: King Philip II offers the Count of Montmorency to take over the coats of arms of his twelve defeated enemies
Window 14: The capture of Count Ferdinand of Flanders
Window 15: Guillaume II. Des Barres smashes the emperor's flag
Window 16: Rainald I. von Dammartin remains the last enemy on the battlefield

Window 17: Rainald I von Dammartin is captured and brought to Philip II
Window 18: Philip II congratulates his fellow combatants on their victory
Window 19: Philip II releases all captured enemies except Ferdinand of Flanders and Rainald I of Dammartin
Window 20: The winners move through, the peasants make fun of Ferdinand von Flanders