Église Saint-Georges de Châtenois is the Catholic parish church of Châtenois, in the Bas-Rhin department of France. The current church was built from 1759 until 1761 by the local architect Martin Dorgler, but retains a Romanesque steeple from the 12th century, crowned with a spire from 1525. It became a registered Monument historique in 1901.[1][2]
| Église Saint-Georges | |
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| Location | Châtenois, Bas-Rhin |
| Country | France |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Website | https://www.paroissesaintbenoit.com/Chatenois_r10.html |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint George |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Monument historique |
| Designated | 22 August 1901 (Romanesque belltower) 30 October 1990 (Baroque church building) |
| Style | Romanesque Baroque Classical |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Strasbourg |
| Parish | Communauté de paroisses Saint Benoît |
The church houses some notable works of art, classified as Monument historique, among which are two 16th-century polychrome wooden Renaissance reliefs of the Nativity and the Assumption of Mary,[3] and a 1765 pipe organ by Johann Andreas Silbermann.[4][5]
Gallery
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Main portal -
Roof and spire -
Inside, looking east -
Inside, looking west -
Statue of Saint George and the Dragon (17th century) -
Statue of Saint George and the Dragon (18th century)
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Église Saint-Georges de Châtenois.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise catholique Saint-Georges, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Église paroissiale Saint-Georges, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Palissy: 2 bas-reliefs : Naisance de la Vierge ; Assomption et Couronnement de la Vierge, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ "Châtenois, St Georges Jean-André SILBERMANN, 1765". À la découverte de l'Orgue Orgues d'Alsace. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Base Palissy: Orgue, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)