St-Maximin (Metz)

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Saint-Maximin
Saint-Maximin, choir tower, 12th century

The Roman Catholic Church of Saint-Maximin is located in Metz in the Moselle department . It has been classified as an architectural monument ( Monument historique ) since 1923 .

history

The originally Romanesque church is located in the Outre-Seille district, on the other side of the Seille (Moselle) . It was built between the 12th and 15th centuries. The choir tower with semicircular apse from the end of the 12th century dates from the time it was built. Today's entrance portal comes from the Baroque era and is dated 1753. The church houses stained glass by Jean Cocteau from the 1960s.

The church bears the name of Bishop Maximin von Trier , who died in 347.

organ

View of the organ

The organ was built in 1970 by the organ builder Haerpfer & Erman . The instrument has registers on two manuals and a pedal . The actions are mechanical.

I Positif de dos C – g 3
1. Bourdon 8th'
2. Montre 4 ′
3. Flûte à cheminee 4 ′
4th Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
5. Fourth 2 ′
6th Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
7th Cymbals III
8th. Cromorne 8th'
II Grand Orgue C-g 3
9. Montre 8th'
10. Bourdon 8th'
11. Prestant 4 ′
12. Flute 4 ′
13. Duplicate 2 ′
14th Cornet V 8th'
15th Fittings IV
16. Trumpets 8th'
17th Clairon 4 ′
Pedale C – g 1
18th Soubasse 16 ′
19th Bourdon 8th'
20th Flute 4 ′
21st Shelves 16 ′

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Saint-Maximin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Organ under the heading Metz (French)

Web links

Commons : St-Maximin (Metz)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 49 ° 6 ′ 57.2 ″  N , 6 ° 11 ′ 1.3 ″  E