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17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Conditions
Free entrance. Note that to access the interactive tour your smartphone must be able to scan the QR-codes scattered in the church. If this is not the case, download a scan reader app for free from the internet.
September 2022
Saturday 17
12:00 - 17:30
Sunday 18
13:00 - 18:00
7 to 99 years old

Église Saint-Christophe

Place de l'Église 94000 Créteil
  • Val-de-Marne
  • Île-de-France

Interactive tour of Saint Christophe Church...

An interactive visit, at your own pace, to discover some of the peculiarities of Saint Christopher’s Church; your smartphone will be necessary to access the many information offered.
17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Conditions
Free entrance. Note that to access the interactive tour your smartphone must be able to scan the QR-codes scattered in the church. If this is not the case, download a scan reader app for free from the internet.
MAJ/Amis de Créteil

You cross the Romanesque porch which for eleven centuries dominates the crossroads, passing under the bell hole and the high church (outside crypt and bell tower) will offer itself to you. A map of the church showing where the QR-codes are located will be available on the right as you enter.
You will now discover the peculiarities related to the construction of this Romanesque church whose only choir is Gothic, get to know the 14th century sculptures or start reading the stained glass windows of the flat bedside...

Types d'événement
Visite libre
Thème 2022
Patrimoine durable
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Conditions de participation
Gratuit

About the location

Église Saint-Christophe
Place de l'Église 94000 Créteil
  • Val-de-Marne
  • Île-de-France
The different parts of the church bear the mark of the centuries during which they were altered.
The crypt: taken over in the Romanesque era, it has three naves separated by four colonnettes determining nine identical bays vaulted with edges. Under the altar of the crypt (whose table is formed by a stone taken from the local quarries) are presented the relics of the martyrs of Créteil: Agoard, Aglibert and their companions.
The Romanesque steeple: tower of nearly thirty meters high, reinforced with buttresses of corner and overhanging the Romanesque porch. It houses three bells: Marie (200 books) dating from 1552, Joséphine Élisabeth (2500 books) rebuilt in 1867, Agoard and Aglibert (800 books) installed in 1992.
The church: it adopts the plan of a basilica (central nave joined by two collaterals). A three-storey elevation had been planned but could only be achieved in the chancel (high windows and crossed warheads leaning on beams of columns resting on the pillars). The nave remains c
Tags
Édifice religieux
Access
M8 Créteil-Université TVM et bus 317, 217, 104 Église de Créteil RN 19, 186