Guided tour of a 16th century church and discovery of its furniture

Name: Visita guiada de una iglesia del siglo XVI y descubrimiento de sus muebles
Start: 2022-09-18T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Église Saint-Martin

The guided tour will focus on the neo-Gothic Klem furniture and the choir’s altarpiece, dating from 1936.

Domingo 18 septiembre 2022, 15:00Passed

©Bruno Meyer

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About the location

Église Saint-Martin

Place de l'Abbé Ignace Simonis, 68770 Ammerschwihr

Haut-Rhin
Grand Est

The parish church, called Saint-Martin, is very old. The first written mention dates back to 977, and indicates the presence of a priest named Uldarich. In 1147, Ammerschwihr is quoted as "parish". The great stone vessel of the sixteenth century suffered many events, including the enlargement of the church in 1911 by moving the bell tower.
Fortunately the destruction of the city of Ammerschwihr, 85% by the bombings of December 1944, spared much of the building, which contains very beautiful statues of the sixteenth century. The council of Fabrique with the support of the association of the Friends of the Chapels of Saint-Wendelin and Saint-Eloi found a site this year for five or six statues of the parish, including a Saint-Pierre and a Saint Paul, undoubtedly coming from the church disappeared from the Meywihr (south of the city), a saint Etienne, a saint Christophe and a saint Anne without forgetting a saint Urbain, patron of winegrowers.