Nocturnal discovery of this Protestant church of 1031
Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune reveals himself at night, thanks to the guided visit of Pastor Philippe Eber.
Friday 16 September 2022, 20:00Passed
Conditions
Free.
©Paroisse Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune
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Show all eventsFriday 16 September 2022, 20:00Passed
Conditions
Free.
September 2022
Friday 16
20:00 - 21:00
6 to 99 years old
Église protestante Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune
Place Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune, 67000 Strasbourg- Bas-Rhin
- Grand Est
About the location
Église protestante Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune
Place Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune, 67000 Strasbourg
- Bas-Rhin
- Grand Est
The history of Saint Peter the Younger is marked by many stages. Originally founded extra-muros in the 7th-8th century, this Romanesque church is adorned with the Gothic style in the 13th century.
The building then underwent a number of changes, due to its transformation into a Protestant church following the reform and the capture of Strasbourg by Louis XIV. The «simultaneum» (the use of the church for both cults, Catholic and Protestant) is then in force and will continue until the end of the 19th century.
The restoration of Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune was entrusted to Carl Schäfer, whose intervention marked the history of the building. He repainted the exterior of the church, drawing inspiration from traces of exterior polychromy. But this polychromy disappears in the 1960s, during which the church is repainted in a color that is not without evoking the pink sandstone of the Vosges.
The building then underwent a number of changes, due to its transformation into a Protestant church following the reform and the capture of Strasbourg by Louis XIV. The «simultaneum» (the use of the church for both cults, Catholic and Protestant) is then in force and will continue until the end of the 19th century.
The restoration of Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune was entrusted to Carl Schäfer, whose intervention marked the history of the building. He repainted the exterior of the church, drawing inspiration from traces of exterior polychromy. But this polychromy disappears in the 1960s, during which the church is repainted in a color that is not without evoking the pink sandstone of the Vosges.
Tags
Monument historique, Édifice religieux, Patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
©Maurice Meyer