St-Etienne (Fécamp)
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
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
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.
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photos
literature
- Daniel Banse: L'Eglise Saint-Etienne de Fécamp. Fécamp, Imprimerie Banse, 1922 (French)
Individual evidence
Web links
- Jean-Pierre Balier: L'église Saint-Etienne . In vieux-fecamp.org (French)
- Eglise Saint-Etienne . In: patrimoine-de-france.com (French)
- Monuments historiques: Eglise Saint-Etienne . In: culture.gouv.fr (French)
- Parish page on the diocese's website
Coordinates: 49 ° 45 ′ 29.6 " N , 0 ° 22 ′ 34.7" E