Discover the mysterious stained glass windows of the 13th century collegiate church

Name: Découvrez les mystérieux vitraux de la collégiale du XIIIe siècle
Start: 2022-09-18T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Collégiale Saint-Étienne

The secret symbolism of the stained glass windows of the Saint-Etienne collegiate church will be revealed to you during a guided tour with an expert.

Dimanche 18 septembre 2022, 15h00Passé

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The secret symbolism of the stained glass windows of the Saint-Etienne collegiate church will be revealed to you during a guided tour with an expert.

Religious stained glass windows depict scenes and characters from the Bible.
In Hombourg-Haut, those of the collegiate church of Saint-Etienne are largely composed of symbols, which you must know to guess the story they tell. Recreated after the Second World War, they have a very particular style.
In the small chapel built into the building, a miraculous man defies time: an authentic stained-glass window from the 19th century, a treasure trove of heritage, on which figures the baptism of Christ.
All the symbols, as well as the history of this 13th century architectural jewel, will be unveiled during a guided tour.

À propos du lieu

Collégiale Saint-Étienne

76 rue de l'église, 57470 Hombourg-Haut

Moselle
Grand Est

The chapter of Hombourg, based(established) in 1254 by Jacques de Lorraine, made build this collegiate, undoubtedly in the plausible location of the old(former) parish church St Nicholas' Day of which the chapel would be the vestige.
The construction, of Gothic style, was begun at the end of the XIIIth century and finished(ended) by 1400\. She(It) burnt in 1632 but escaped the ravages of war of thirty years and of the revolution of 1789\. Symbol of the city, the church was listed(classified) in titles(securities) of historic monuments in 1930\. Built in stones of pink-ochre sandstone.