St-Clair-St-Léger (Souppes-sur-Loing)

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Parish Church of Saint-Clair-Saint-Léger
West facade
South side

The Catholic parish church of Saint-Clair-Saint-Léger in Souppes-sur-Loing , a town in the Seine-et-Marne in the French region of Ile-de-France , was in the late 12th century in the style of early Gothic built. The church has an altarpiece from the 16th century, which was declared a monument historique in 1903 . The church was added to the list of architectural monuments ( Base Mérimée ) in France in 1908 as Monument historique .

history

A previous church is mentioned as early as the 11th century, which was consecrated to Mary . In this church probably going Portal to the west of the church back, only three with sculpted from the capitals equipped columns and their decorated with circular ornaments fighters have survived. The church of Souppes was formerly part of a priory that was subordinate to the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Florentin in Bonneval in the Eure-et-Loir department . Today's double patronage of St. Clarus of Aquitaine (Saint Clair), also called Clarus of Cologne after the city of Cologne in the Gers department , and of St. Leodegar of Autun (Saint Léger) is only documented from 1513.

architecture

Exterior construction

The church is made of limestone that is quarried near Souppes-sur-Loing. This stone is frost-resistant and turns white over time. In the 19th century the quarries of Souppes-sur-Loing and Château-Landon also supplied the city of Paris with building materials. The stone from Souppes was used for the construction of the Sacré-Cœur church on Montmartre, for the Sorbonne and several Parisian bridges.

Fighters of a portal from the 11th / 12th centuries century

The outer walls are structured by buttresses . The buttresses of the central yoke are more pronounced and were intended as the substructure of a bell tower, which, however, was not built. Under the umbrella approach of the apse are corbels can be seen with sculpted heads. The west facade was redesigned in the mid-13th century when the nave was shortened. This is where the entrance to the church from the monastery buildings was originally located. This entrance was walled up in 1896. The roof turret, crowned with a pointed helmet , was rebuilt in 1876 and restored in 1985.

South portal

On the south side, the church opens up to a large square, where the cemetery was located until 1843. The south portal from the last third of the 12th century is flanked by columns with leaf capitals are decorated. The two capitals on the left have two small heads, one with a grimace and the other with a human face. The tympanum , framed by sharpened archivolts , was formerly painted. The outer sheet travel is provided with a loop fries decorated.

  • Capitals on the south portal

  • South portal

  • Capitals on the south portal

inner space

Interior with a view of the choir

The single nave nave is divided into three square bays and covered with a ribbed vault. The choir , which, like the south portal, is dated to the late 12th century, is closed in a semicircle. It is illuminated by six ogival windows arranged in two rows one above the other.

The pillars of the central yoke, which was built at the beginning of the 13th century, are decorated with capitals with buds. The keystone of the western yoke was given the coat of arms of the patron saint Bénigne du Trousset d'Héricourt and his wife Marguerite Bouzitat de Courcelle in 1717 . A lion is depicted in the left field, the right field has three towers, both fields are united under a crown.

Leaded glass window

The lead glass windows in the choir were created in 1894. The side windows depict the two patron saints of the church, St. Clarus of Aquitaine and St. Leodegar of Autun. The central window shows the Assumption of Mary.

Altarpiece

Carved altar with scenes of the Passion
Carved altar, middle part

On the north wall of the choir is a carved altar, which probably comes from the Cistercian abbey of Cercanceaux . Although it was not made until after 1525, as can be seen from an examination of the wood, it is Gothic in style . Presumably it was created after a lost model of the 14th century. The altar is carved from oak and consists of three panels, on which the passion of Jesus is depicted in eleven scenes. The scenes begin with the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Jesus rides a donkey, the tax collector Zacchaeus watches while sitting on a tree. This is followed by the capture of Jesus after the betrayal of Judas, while Jesus tries to heal Malchus' ear , which was cut off by Peter. In the next scene, Jesus stands before Pilate, to whom a servant brings a jug of water with which he will wash his hands. The five scenes of the middle panel depict the flagellation, the carrying of the cross, the descent from the cross and Jesus' descent into hell. The right panel shows the three women with ointment vessels at the grave on which an angel sits and next to which the sleeping guards lie. In the middle scene, Mary Magdalene kneels at the feet of Jesus, in whose side wound the Apostle Thomas, who doubts the resurrection of Jesus, puts his finger. The outer scene is dedicated to the ascension of Jesus, of which only the feet can be seen, which disappear into the clouds. Mary and the apostles look up, tongues of fire settling on their heads, flowing from a cloud. All the scenes are crowned by carved Gothic gables with three-pass arches set with crabs .

Further equipment

  • The pulpit and the balustrade of the gallery date from the 18th century. They were originally located in the Notre-Dame de Boulay church, which in 1791 became part of the parish of Souppes-sur-Loing.
  • An undated baptismal font has been preserved in the church . The bowl rests on a twisted foot and is decorated with relief depictions of the apostles.

  • Baptismal font

  • Bowl

Tombstones

Gravestone of a farmer
  • The grave slab of Denise du Boulay from the 16th century and the grave slab of François Brulart from the 17th century were placed on the west wall of the church. Both come from the Boulay Priory, which was destroyed during the Wars of Religion in 1567 .
  • Another tombstone from the 16th century, depicting agricultural tools such as a hoe, spade and sieve, was believed to have been erected for a wealthy farmer.

literature

  • Jean-Marie Pérouse de Montclos (ed.): Le Guide du Patrimoine. Ile-de-France . Hachette, 2nd edition, Paris 1994, ISBN 2-01-016811-9 , p. 625.
  • Georges Poisson (ed.): Dictionnaire des Monuments d'Île de France . Éditions Hervas, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84334-002-0 , p. 779.
  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne . Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 223-224.
  • Michel Ballot: Paroisse de Souppes . Leaflet, Souppes-sur-Loing 1996.

Web links

Commons : St-Clair-St-Léger (Souppes-sur Loing)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Église Saint-Clair-Saint-Léger in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Grave slab for Denise de Boulay in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  3. ↑ Gravestone of a farmer in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 10 '55.2 "  N , 2 ° 43' 52.7"  E