5/16/09
Saw two gorgeous churches in Strasbourg (no tram today -- Jean-Luc was driving to visit his maman anyway). I spent the most time in the first one I visited: St. Peter le jeune.
It is a Gothic styled protestant church, built sometime during the late 13th century. Originally Catholic, the church has switched between religions a bit. In 1524 the parish of New St. Peter's adopted the Protesant Reformation. In 1681, after Strasbourg became part of the Kingdom of France, Louis XIV returned the chancel to Roman Catholic use. A partition wall was built to separate the Protestant nave from the R. Catholic chancel! Soon the R. Catholic portion of the church was to small to accommodate all of the RCs in attendance and a new church was built. The entire church of New St. Peter's was then used solely for Protestant worship.
The cloisters were beautiful.
Presently the church awaits restoration.
I'm not entirely sure of the name of the other church that I visited...I didn't have much time to spend there. I will try to make it back though b/c it too was stunning.
Love,
M.
Saw two gorgeous churches in Strasbourg (no tram today -- Jean-Luc was driving to visit his maman anyway). I spent the most time in the first one I visited: St. Peter le jeune.
It is a Gothic styled protestant church, built sometime during the late 13th century. Originally Catholic, the church has switched between religions a bit. In 1524 the parish of New St. Peter's adopted the Protesant Reformation. In 1681, after Strasbourg became part of the Kingdom of France, Louis XIV returned the chancel to Roman Catholic use. A partition wall was built to separate the Protestant nave from the R. Catholic chancel! Soon the R. Catholic portion of the church was to small to accommodate all of the RCs in attendance and a new church was built. The entire church of New St. Peter's was then used solely for Protestant worship.
The cloisters were beautiful.
Presently the church awaits restoration.
I'm not entirely sure of the name of the other church that I visited...I didn't have much time to spend there. I will try to make it back though b/c it too was stunning.
Love,
M.
Tell us about the sculpture of the woman walking on the pole into the sky. That is so similar to the one we saw in Dallas - must be the same artist. But where is it? And are there others there?
ReplyDeleteYES! It was exactly like the one in Dallas, except there was only one woman on only the one pole. It is near the center of Strasbourg (Place du Halles?) right by a tram stop.
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