St-Brice (Ay)

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The west facade of the St-Brice church.

The Roman Catholic church of St-Brice in Ay , a French parish in the Marne department , was built in the 15th century and has been a listed monument since 1942 .

history

The Gothic church was built in the 15th century instead of a former church. It is subordinate to the patronage of Brictius of Tours . The main tower was built around 1550 and the helm was added later.

After fire damage at the end of the 16th century, the building was fortified with closed arcades and four high retaining walls. In 1843 the ceilings of the aisles were reconstructed to their current height, the paintwork was scraped off and the chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin was restored. The ship's ceiling was restored in 1890.

During a restoration from 1867, the apse received new windows. In addition, a new altar was installed in 1869 and six new windows were added to the ship.

On August 9, 1942, the church was placed under monument protection as a classified Monument historique .

Every year in May there is a music festival in the church of St-Brice.

  • The former tower

  • The facade during a performance

  • The ship

  • The apse and the south facade

architecture

West facade

The west facade is decorated with numerous statues. The main portal consists of three ribs and is surmounted by an archivolt . The central rib shows the life of Saint Brictius of Tours , while the side ribs depict vineyards and mythical animals. On the tympanum , God is represented between a female and a male figure. The rose window is built into a pointed arch and is protected by a baluster .

  • The life of Brictius of Tours

  • Upper right corner of the right door.

  • An angel in front of the rose window

  • The Virgin in front of the central pillar

  • In the center of the tympanum

The side portals each consist of a rectangular door, which is surmounted by a colorful window in a pointed arch. The door frames are decorated with friezes depicting vineyards, oak trees, winemakers and mythical animals.

organ

The organ case was made in 1749 by the carpenter Jean Labègue from Reims in the French baroque style. A first part of the interior work was delivered in 1751 by the royal organ builder Pierre Aubé. In the years 1752 to 1756 Jean Cochu completed the work. The interior of the organ was lost during a renovation in 1898 by Pierre Schyven and in the air raid on June 10, 1940. The organ was expanded and restored from 1988 to 1991 by Gaston Kern according to Schyven's design.

  • The organ

  • A chapel

  • The northern entrance portal

  • A dog

literature

  • Abbot Charles Hannesse: Essai sur l'Eglise d'Ay. Sa description, son histoire . Pouillard, Charleville 1878 (French).

Web links

Commons : St-Brice (Ay)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry No. PA00078579 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).

Coordinates: 49 ° 1 '55.9 "  N , 4 ° 0' 5.8"  E