Interactive tour of Saint Christophe Church...

Name: Visite interactive de l'église Saint Christophe...
Start: 2022-09-17T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Église Saint-Christophe

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 et 18 septembre 2022Passat

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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...

À propos du lieu

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

Etiquetas

Édifice religieux

Accès

M8 Créteil-Université TVM et bus 317, 217, 104 Église de Créteil RN 19, 186

01 42 07 18 40