St-Hippolyte (Poligny)

Collegiate Church of Saint-Hippolyte

Bell tower

Interior with a view of the choir

The former collegiate church of Saint-Hippolyte in Poligny , a commune in the Jura department in the French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté , was built in the 15th century by Jean Chousat, governor des finances of the Burgundian dukes. In 1431 the church, begun in 1415 and consecrated to St. Hippolytus of Rome , was elevated to a collegiate church by Pope Eugene IV . Since 1911, the church has been on the list of architectural monuments ( Base Mérimée ) in France as a Monument historique .

architecture

Exterior construction

The mighty bell tower from the middle of the 15th century rises up on the west facade, reinforced by buttresses protruding far . He originally had a pointed helmet, which burned down in the 17th century during the Franco-Spanish War (1635-1659) and was replaced by a dome. In the 17th century, a porch was placed in front of the main portal on the west facade. On the tympanum of the main portal, framed by arched archivolts , a relief depicting the martyrdom of St. Hippolytus has been preserved. In front of the Trumeau pillar, a colored Madonna and Child from the 15th century, attributed to Juan de la Huerta , stands on a column . The portal of the south aisle is decorated in the Flamboyant Gothic style with pinnacles and crabs and crowned with a finial .

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  Main portal

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  Relief with the martyrdom of St. Hippolytus

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  Madonna and Child at the main portal

inner space

The three-aisled nave is divided into five bays and is covered by ribbed vaults. High pointed arches resting on mighty pillars open the main nave to the side aisles. The two-bay choir ends in a polygonal apse .

Lead glass window depicting the transfer of Saint Colette to Poligny

Leaded glass window

The lead glass windows of the church were created in the 19th century. The original windows were destroyed in 1638 during the Franco-Spanish War.

Furnishing

• The church has numerous sculptures from the 15th century that are attributed to the Burgundian art school, such as the works of Claus de Werve and Juan de la Huerta.
• In a side chapel there is a wood-carved passion altar, which also dates from the 15th century.
• The triumphal cross above the entrance to the choir, originally a crucifixion group, has also been preserved from this period .
• The lead glass windows of the church were created in the 19th century. The original windows were destroyed in 1638 during the Franco-Spanish War.
• Two alabaster sculptures , a representation of St. Anne teaching Mary to read, and a Madonna and Child, are dated to the 16th century and are attributed to a workshop owned by Brou .

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  Saint Catherine, 15th century

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  Jean Chevrot, Bishop of Tournai, 15th century

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  Pierre Versey, Bishop of Amiens, 15th century

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  Saint Leonhard, 15th century

Main organ

Main organ

The large organ was built in 1859 by the organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll . The organ work was inserted into the existing organ case , which dates from the 17th century and was probably created by Jean de Joyeuse. Until then it was in the Saint-Michel cathedral in Carcassonne . The case is an exact copy of the organ case of the Sainte-Marie Cathedral in Auch . The instrument has 26 stops on two manuals and a pedal . The playing and stop actions are mechanical.

Choir organ

The choir organ was built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll in 1867. At the beginning of the 20th century, the organ builder Louis Georgel (Eurville) replaced two registers, u. a. a trumpet 8 'by a Bourdon 16; another change was reversed in 1971. Today the instrument has ten registers, including a transmitted register on a manual.

literature

• G. Sage: Collégiale Saint Hippolyte Poligny . Lyon undated

Web links

Commons : St-Hippolyte (Poligny)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Collégiale Saint-Hippolyte Mairie de Poligny (French and English text)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Église Saint-Hippolyte in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
2. ↑ More information about the organs (French, English)

Coordinates: 46 ° 50 ′ 14.4 "  N , 5 ° 42 ′ 38"  E