Temple protestant (Sommières)

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Inside, view of the choir and organ during the founding synod of the United Protestant Church, 2013

The Temple protestant (German: Evangelical Church) is a church building of the United Protestant Church of France in Sommières in the Gard department ( Occitania region ). The church was originally the Franciscan monastery church . The organ has been classified as a Monument historique since 1989 .

history

The current Evangelical Church was built in 1630 for the Franciscan order in Gothic form in Sommières, the building was later given a classicist facade. After the French Revolution, the Church was transferred to the Reformed in 1805 . In 1840 the choir organ was installed. In 2013, the founding synod of the United Protestant Church of France met here .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ PM30000575 Organ in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ PM30000820 Organ in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  3. ↑ Sommières: le temple

Web links

Commons : Temple protestant (Sommières)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 47 '8.4 "  N , 4 ° 5' 27.6"  E