St-Etienne (Hombourg-Haut)
The Saint-Étienne Church ( French l'Église Saint-Étienne or Collégiale Saint Étienne ) is a former collegiate church in Hombourg-Haut in the Moselle department in the historic Lorraine region . The church dates from the 14th century. The building has been classified as a monument historique since 1930 .
history
In 1254, Jakob von Lothringen, Bishop of Metz, founded a collegiate chapter in Homburg and initially had a castle built there and ordered the building of a church for the 13 lords of the chapter. This was consecrated to Saint Stephen . Construction work did not begin until the end of the 13th century, around the years 1290 to 1300, and due to the lack of money, the building was probably not completed until the end of the 15th century. The building was made of yellow and red sandstone. The floor rises slightly and leads to the altar via six steps. In 1632 the adjacent monastery was completely destroyed by fire and the church was damaged. In 1743 the cathedral chapter was dissolved. As a symbol of the city, it was listed as a historical monument in 1930.
Interior
In the church there are stained glass windows by Jean-Henri Couturat . The new organ of the church was made by Pierre Rivinach in 1847, enlarged in 1908 by the Dalstein-Haerpfer company and restored in 1992 by Michel Gaillard.
Web links
- Collegiale Saint Étienne History of the Collegiate Church (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry no. PA00106789 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Bishops and an arrested mayor. sr.de, May 7, 2007, accessed May 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Les orgues de France. orgue.free.fr, accessed on May 29, 2017 (French).
Coordinates: 49 ° 7 '36.5 " N , 6 ° 46" 48.9 " E