Old Saint Peter's Church, Strasbourg
The Church of Old Saint Peters (
In the
On 22 May 1398 the chapter of the
On 20 February 1529, when Strasbourg openly joined the Reformation and suspended the practice of the Mass, the church became Lutheran.[4] Martin Bucer and the other Strasbourg reformers had campaigned for several years to have Protestant services in all of Strasbourg's churches, but in 1525 the city council had voted to retain the mass in several churches, including Old St Peter's.
In 1535, in the context of the Reform, a Latin school, or 'Middle school' was opened at Old Saint Peters.[5]
In 1683, two years after the annexation of Strasbourg by France, Louis XIV ordered that part of the church be returned to the Catholics and that a wall be constructed inside the church by the rood screen, to restrict the Protestant services to the nave. It was not until 2012 that a door was opened in this dividing wall.[6]
In the 19th century, the Catholic part of the church was extended. The extension was designed by the architect Conrath and opened in 1867. The 1762
The Catholic Church contains relics of
The Lutheran part of the church, presently owned and used by a congregation within the
Galleries
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Portal
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Pipe organ
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Vaults
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"The Passion of Christ" (detail of a panel)
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"Scenes from the Life of St Peter" (detail of a panel)
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Pipe organ
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Altar
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Chancel and relief "Holy Family"
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The gallery
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Fresco
External links
Media related to Églises St Pierre le Vieux (Strasbourg) at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ 10 place Saint Pierre Le Vieux. Archi-Strasbourg. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- ^ Théodore-François-Xavier Hunkler (1837). Histoire des saints d'Alsace. Levrault. p. 27. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ^ Théodore-François-Xavier Hunkler (1837). Chapitre de la collégiale Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux. Strasbourg. Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ISBN 9780664226909. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ISBN 9004062645. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ^ Etats généraux du christianisme : la porte de l'oecuménisme s'est ouverte à Strasbourg. La Vie. 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- ^ Base Palissy: Cycle de la Passion du Christ, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Palissy: Scènes de la vie de Saint-Pierre, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Palissy: Scènes de la vie du Christ après la Résurrection, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Palissy: La Sainte Parenté, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)