A Romanesque church with its 16th century wall paintings to discover

Name: Una iglesia románica y sus murales del siglo XVI por descubrir
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Église Saint-Martin

Go back in time by discovering on a free visit or commented on the beautiful wall frescoes of the church.

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

©Nathalie Danau

Go back in time by discovering on a free visit or commented on the beautiful wall frescoes of the church.

Come and admire this pretty church and its 16th century frescoes.
Also discover sketches of architecture engraved on the walls, as well as the very old original altar preserved, a rare case in France.

About the location

Église Saint-Martin

1 Place Saint-Martin, 51120 Moeurs-Verdey

Marne
Grand Est

This Romanesque church of the thirteenth century contains a magnificent fresco of the early sixteenth century (1520-1530) representing a medieval morality: the «Dit des trois morts et des trois vifs» (7 meters long and 3.50 meters high), an original stone altar of the thirteenth century with its remains of paintings on its sides (cross of malta and foliage) and its paving in sandstone and tomettes.
In different parts of the building, traces of polychrome can be found (false apparatus, fleur-de-lys, biblical scene, cross of consecration, vegetable crown). We can also see, on the ends of the beams, in the choir, mascarons representing the faces of grimacing monks.
The church was classified as a Historical Monument in 2014, as it was only in 2012 that the fresco was discovered. The association that manages the place is recognized as being of general interest.