Discover the history of the hospital complex and the Saint-Blaise church

Name: Partez à la découverte de l'histoire de l'ensemble hospitalier et de l'église Saint-Blaise
Start: 2023-09-16T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-16T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Ensemble hospitalier de Lacommande

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, take part in a conference and a guided tour, led by Jean-Claude Lassègues.

Samedi 16 septembre 2023, 15h00, 17h00Passé

©OT Coeur de Béarn

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, take part in a conference and guided tour, led by Jean-Claude Lassègues.
On the agenda:

At 3pm: presentation on the history of the hospital of the commandery of Aubertin. The presentation will focus on the history of the hospital, its construction, its renovation, its various functions, with a particular focus on the first 7 centuries of its existence from the documents known to date. - At 5pm: Visit of the Saint-Blaise church: jewel of the Romanesque art. This visit will highlight the different stages of its construction, the baroque altars of the adjacent chapels, and especially the Romanesque sculptures of the capitals of the choir.

À propos du lieu

Ensemble hospitalier de Lacommande

Rue de l'église, 64360 Lacommande

Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Built in the 19th century by Gaston IV the Crusader, this hospital complex served as a refuge for pilgrims taking the Arles route of the Camino de Compostela, between Lescar and Oloron-Sainte-Marie. Today, the church and the hospital are listed as Historical Monuments. In place of the original cloister, a park with trees and flowers houses the ancient cemetery containing an important collection of discoidal (disc-shaped) funerary steles from the 17th century. The 12th century church of Saint-Blaise is a jewel of Romanesque art. Inside, in the choir, finely carved capitals represent biblical, mythological scenes, but also of daily life.