St-Michel (Salon-de-Provence)
The Catholic Church Saint-Michel in Salon-de-Provence , a town in the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur , built in the 13th century. The church below the castle has been a protected cultural monument ( Monument historique ) since 1983 .
history
The church, consecrated to the Archangel Michael , dates from the transition from Romanesque to Gothic . A tower was added in the 15th century, which served as a clock tower until the 17th century.
architecture
The carved tympanum of the west portal with relief panels is remarkable . In the middle is St. Michael with two snakes at his feet, underneath the Lamb of God appears and the remaining images show floral ornaments.
literature
- Jean-Maurice Rouquette: Provence novels I . Zodiaque, 2nd edition, La Pierre-qui-Vire 1980, pp. 52-53. (without ISBN)
- Guy Barruol, Jean-Maurice Rouquette: Routes through the Romanesque Provence . Echter Verlag , Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-429-01506-5 , p. 85.
Web links
- St-Michel (Salon-de-Provence) Description as Monument historique in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French text)
Coordinates: 43 ° 38 '25.7 " N , 5 ° 5' 53.5" E