St-Jean-Baptiste (Biblisheim)

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Saint-Jean-Baptiste is the village church of the French community Biblisheim in the Bas-Rhin department . It is dedicated to John the Baptist .

The church was built in 1809 after the Benedictine abbey was destroyed. An inscription above the entrance portal refers to this year: ANO DNI MDCCCIX HAEC ECCLESIA AEDIFICATA ET - DIE OCTOBRIS BENEDICTA FUIT .

Elements of the abbey were used in the construction.

  • Main altar

  • St. Benedict

  • St. Scholastica

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, 2 volumes, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 .

Web links

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Coordinates: 48 ° 53 '58.1 "  N , 7 ° 47' 39.4"  E