The Swiss Reformed Church of Saint-Maurice (French: église réformée Saint-Maurice),[1] also named Church of Saint Marcel[2] or simply the Chavornay Temple (French: temple de Chavornay), is a Protestant church in the municipality of Chavornay, Vaud, Switzerland. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud. It was listed as a heritage site of national significance.
| Chavornay Temple | |
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| Native name Temple de Chavornay (French) | |
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| Type | Parish church of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud |
| Location | Chavornay, canton of Vaud, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 46°42′06″N 06°34′13″E / 46.70167°N 6.57028°E |
| Official name | Eglise réformée Saint-Maurice |
| Reference no. | 5984 |
  Location of Chavornay Temple in Switzerland  Swiss Reformed Church of Saint-Maurice, Chavornay (Canton of Vaud) | |
History
editThe church was already mentioned in the 12th century. It was re-built and altered several times.[3] The oldest preserved parts date back to 1400. In the 15th century, the nave was covered with a wooden curved ceiling[4] that symbolises the vault of the sky and hides the apparent flaws.[5] In the 16th century, the nave was separated into three parts by two pillars and the Gothic window of the choir was enlarged.[6] Under this window, a communion table was made from a slab of a former baptismal font.[7]
The church is located on a hill that overlooks the village.[2] It was listed among the Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance.[1] The vicarage located next to the church is the seat of the Chavornay parish which also includes the communes of Bavois, Essert-Pittet and Corcelles-sur-Chavornay.[8]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b "Eglise réformée Saint-Maurice". Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance (in French). Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ a b Dufour, Nicolas (March 7, 2012). "Chavornay veut échapper au destin du village dortoir". Le Temps (in French).
- ^ Anne Rochat-Morel: Chavornay in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 14 July 2005.
- ^ "Le Temple". chavornay.ch (in French). Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- ^ Berger, Ric; Linder, Jean-Gabriel (1988). La Côte vaudoise (in French). Éditions Cabédita. p. 64. ISBN 9782882950109.
- ^ Berger, Ric (1988). Le Nord vaudois. Sites et villages vaudois (in French). Éditions Cabédita. pp. 153–156. ISBN 9782882950185.
- ^ "Deux temples exemplaires de Suisse romande". Bulletin de la société de l'histoire du protestantisme français (in French). Librairie Droz. 2006. p. 511. ISSN 0037-9050.
- ^ "Paroisse Chavornay". eerv.ch (in French). Retrieved May 15, 2012.
