Visit of the church Sainte-Croix

Name: Visit of the church Sainte-Croix
Start: 2018-09-15T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2018-09-16T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Eglise Sainte-Croix

Visit free Saturday, guided tours on Sunday

15 and 16 September 2018Passed

Conditions

Free.

Anne-Marie Dufour

www.lorry-mardigny-patrimoine.fr
The church Sainte-Croix in Lorry was built in Romanic style in the course of the XIIth century. She(It) made the object of many transformations over the centuries, among which the fortification.

The church will be open to visit free Saturday, September 15th from 14 h till 18 h.
On Sunday, September 16th, nonstop guided tours from 14 h, last departure at 17 h.
The church of Lorry joins a Lorraine art first, especially with its apse inspired by that of the cathedral of Verdun but during the German Annexation of 1871-1918, it made the working object (enlargement, paintings(paints), organ) who(which) put it this time under Germanic influence.
Exhibition(Exposure): the Germanic contributions in the church Ste Croix during the first Annexation.

About the location

Eglise Sainte-Croix

58 rue Notre-Dame, 57420 Lorry-Mardigny

Moselle
Grand Est

The municipality of Lorry-Mardigny consists of two distinct villages: Lorry-devant-le-Pont and Mardigny.
Romance church of 12th - 13th centuries for its the most old(former) parts(parties), strengthened in 14th - 16th centuries and altered in the 19th century. Three naves correspond each in different time(period), the tower squared a date by the 12th century. The defensive elements are visible: popguns, windows of lookout. The wall paintings(paints) date the beginning of the 20th century and the organ of 1910\. The church Sainte-Croix is listed(classified) in conformance with(for) historic monuments since 1889\.