Visit free of the chapel Sainte-Glossinde / Evêché of Metz

Name: Visit free of the chapel Sainte-Glossinde / Evêché of Metz
Start: 2019-09-21T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2019-09-21T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Évêché de Metz - ancienne abbaye Sainte-Glossinde

The chapel of the bishop's palace of Metz is one of the most old(former) Christian buildings(ships) of the city of Metz. A not very known treasure: the altar hidden in the cupboard dating Revolution.

Saturday 21 September 2019, 09:00, 13:30Passed

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Free admission

Rodolphe Lebois

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About the location

Évêché de Metz - ancienne abbaye Sainte-Glossinde

15 place Sainte-Glossinde, 57000 Metz

Moselle
Grand Est

One of the most old(former) Christian buildings(ships) of the city of Metz. History(Story) begins in the VIIth century when saint Glossinde chooses to become moniale rather than to get married. A convent is then built: Sainte-Glossinde becomes the minster of the convent. He(It) shelters sisters up to Revolution, dates in which they are evicted(deported). They do not return any more, but the whole convent becomes then the seat(siege) of the bishop of Metz. Today, the church is the chapel of the bishop's palace. The current building(ship) was built between 1752 and 1756 on plans of the architects Barlet and Louis. The relics of saint Glossinde are kept(preserved) in the ossuary. Representations of the regional saints as merciful saint, saint Arnoul and saint Chrodegang, and one of the rare baldachins of Moselle are found there so also. The dome (today very damaged) is the work of the painter of Stanislas, Mr Girardet. The altar hidden in a cupboard dates Revolution him(it).