St-Sauveur (Fos-sur-Mer)
The Catholic Church St-Sauveur in Fos-sur-Mer , a commune in the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur , was built in the second half of the 11th century. It has been a protected cultural monument ( Monument historique ) since 1964 .
history
The church, made of yellowish stone, consecrated to the Savior (French Sauveur) rises up on the rock inside the fortress wall. At this point, a church building for the 10th century has been handed down, which stood in the middle of a cemetery.
architecture
The current church from the 11th century with a square apse , partly carved into the limestone rock, and a two-aisled nave with four bays is covered by a barrel vault . A square bell tower with a four-sided roof dominates the church.
literature
- Jean-Maurice Rouquette: Provence novels I . Zodiaque, 2nd edition, La Pierre-qui-Vire 1980, p. 40. (without ISBN)
- Guy Barruol, Jean-Maurice Rouquette: Routes through the Romanesque Provence . Echter Verlag , Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-429-01506-5 , p. 30.
Web links
- St-Sauveur de Fos-sur-Mer Description as Monument historique in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French text)
Coordinates: 43 ° 26 ′ 19 ″ N , 4 ° 56 ′ 46 ″ E