Temple St-Esprit (Besançon)
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The Temple St-Esprit is a church building in Besançon ( Doubs department ) in France that serves a Reformed congregation within the United Protestant Church of France . The church is a monument historique in the entire ensemble of the former Heilig-Geist-Hospital.
history
The hospital was founded at the beginning of the 13th century by the Order of the Holy Spirit , which also consecrated the associated hospital church to the Holy Spirit . In 1792 the clergy were expelled from the hospital, the hospital itself was closed in 1797. The Church of St-Esprit has served the Reformed Church since 1842 .
The church of St-Esprit was built in the 13th century in simple Gothic forms and a chapel was added in the 15th century. In 1841 the old portal was replaced by a neo-Gothic western building based on plans by the architect Alphonse Delacroix.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Website with further documents ( Memento of the original from December 22nd, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Eglise Protestante Unie de France (French)
- ↑ Ancien Hôpital du Saint-Esprit in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ data.bnf.fr
- ↑ patrimoine-religieux.fr
Web links
- [1] Picture gallery
Coordinates: 47 ° 14 ′ 26.2 " N , 6 ° 1 ′ 23.5" E