St. Martin's Church, Ahetze
St. Martin's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Ahetze, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. It is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. It was registered as an official Historical Monument on June 5, 1973.[1]
Description
St. Martin Church is located at a crossing point of the Way of St. James. Its construction started in the 16th century. It contains an 18th-century wooden statue of St. James[2] in pilgrim clothing, an 18th-century statue of the Assumption of Mary,[3] an 18th-century altarpiece[4] and a 15th-century processional cross.[5] The arms of this cross are garnished with small bells. During a witch trial in 1609, this cross was considered as a diabolical object by Councillor Pierre de Lancre.[6]
The cemetery of the church features a disc-shaped stele [fr]. Another stele from Ahetze is exhibited at the Basque Museum, Bayonne [es; eu; fr].
- The church
- The bell tower seen from the village
- The bell tower
- The apse
- The entrance of the church
- The altar with Jesus Christ and two pilgrims
- Detail of the altarpiece: the Annunciation
- The Notre-Dame du Scapulaire, Mater purissima stained-glass window
- A disc-shaped stele
- The choir of the church
References
- ^ Eglise Saint-Martin (in French), base Mérimée, Ministry of Culture (France)
- ^ statue : Saint Jacques en tenue de pèlerin (in French), base Palissy, Ministry of Culture (France)
- ^ statue : Vierge de l'Assomption (in French), base Palissy, Ministry of Culture
- ^ retable, 7 tableaux (in French), base Palissy, Ministry of Culture
- ^ croix de procession (in French), base Palissy, Ministry of Culture
- ^ Veyrin, Philippe; Ribeton, Olivier (November 2012). Les Basques de Labourd, de Soule et de Basse Navarre : leur histoire et leurs traditions (monograph) (in French). Pau: Cairn. p. 303. ISBN 9782350682617. OCLC 826784280.
External links
- 64009 - Ahetze - Église Saint-Martin (in French), Clochers de France
- Observatoire du Patrimoine religieux (in French)
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