Sainte-Marguerite (Ollômont)

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View from the west

Sainte-Marguerite is a Roman Catholic chapel in Ollômont, a district of Houffalize in the Belgian province of Luxembourg . It represents the remaining remains of a Romanesque choir tower church .

history

In the 12th century, Sainte-Marguerite was built as a Romanesque parish church. It belonged to the Saint-Hubert Abbey . In addition to Ollômont, the parish also included the villages of Nadrin and Filly . Although the Romanesque church was a modest hall building, it had an extraordinary choir section with a three apses complex with a choir tower. This east end has been preserved as today's cemetery chapel .

From 1739 to 1746 the Romanesque nave was replaced by a larger hall building. This in turn was extended to the west in 1872/73. In 1907 the church was in such a dilapidated condition that it was decided to put it down except for the choir. The parish was moved to Nadrin and a new church was built there using material from the old nave. The choir tower of Sainte-Marguerite was shortened. In 1961 the chapel was renovated

  • Floor plan of the old church in 1862, showing the three apse complex

  • View 1904

  • View from the south

literature

  • Luc Francis Genicot: La chapelle Sainte-Marguerite à Ollômont. Une fausse exception dans l'architecture romane de l'ancien diocèse de Liège. Report des fouilles et analyze. In: Ardenne et Famenne. Vol. 9, No. 1 = No. 33, 1966, ISSN  0518-3863 , pp. 5-51.

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Coordinates: 50 ° 9 ′ 21.2 "  N , 5 ° 40 ′ 38.9"  E