St-Etienne (Fécamp)

St. Stephen's Church of St-Étienne de Fécamp (south side)

The Catholic St. Stephen's Church of St-Étienne de Fécamp was built in the 16th century and is located in the coastal town of Fécamp in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandy . Since 1921 the building has been inscribed on the French list of monuments as a monument historique .

history

History board

The parish of St-Etienne is the first time in 1006 in a document of Norman Duke Richard II. , The good , mentioned. Built on a slight hill in an exposed location by the harbor, the church was a central focal point for the maritime population of Fécamp. At the beginning of the 16th century, Antoine Bohier , the abbot of the Benedictine monastery La Trinité in Fécamp, decided to demolish the medieval church due to the limited space and to replace it with a larger building on the same site. In 1506 the new construction work began, but was not completed due to Bohier's departure and lack of money; the very large, planned nave was never built in this form. During the Renaissance style , only the choir , transept and south portal were completed. A fire in 1563 caused severe damage to the building and the Renaissance tower had to be demolished; it was initially replaced by a simple bell tower. In 1884, the architect Camille Albert took over the reconstruction of the crossing tower in its current form. The church building as a whole today shows stylistic elements from the late Gothic , early Renaissance and 19th century neo-Gothic styles .

organ

View of the organ

The organ was built in 1877 by the organ builder Hubert Krischer (Rouen) and restored and enlarged in 1926 by Georges Krischer (Rouen). The slider chests -instrument has 23 registers on two manuals and pedal . The tongues of the main work and the pedal can be activated and deactivated by means of two kicks. The playing and stop actions are mechanical.

I Grand Orgue C-g ³
Bourdon	16 ′
Bourdon	8th'
Montre	8th'
Salicional	8th'
Flood	8th'
Prestant	4 ′
Coublette	2 ′
Fifth	2 ² ⁄ ₃  ′
Trumpets	8th'
Clairon	4 ′

II Récit expressif C – g ³
Flute harmonique	8th'
Bourdon	8th'
Viol	8th'
Voix céleste	8th'
Flute octaviante	4 ′
Trumpets	8th'
Basson-hautbois	8th'
Voix humaine	8th'
Tremolo