Église Saint-Maurice, Soultz-les-Bains

Église Saint-Maurice (Church of Saint Maurice) is the parish church of the village of Soultz-les-Bains, in the Bas-Rhin department of France. It should not be confused with Église Saint-Maurice of Soultz-Haut-Rhin, in the neighbouring Haut-Rhin department.

Église Saint-Maurice
LocationSoultz-les-Bains
CountryFrance
DenominationCatholic
History
Founded1165
DedicationSaint Maurice
Architecture
Heritage designationMonument historique
Designated10 April 1996
StyleRomanesque
Gothic
Gothic Revival
Completed1848
Administration
ParishCommunauté de paroisses Sainte Edith Stein
ArchdioceseStrasbourg

The church is notable for its medieval tower and for being one of the earliest examples of Gothic Revival architecture in Alsace. It is classified as a Monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1996.[1]

The church was first mentioned in 1165.[1] The basis of the tower is Romanesque (late 12th-century). It is decorated with reliefs on the outside and with frescos on the inside.[2] The upper part of the tower is Gothic and dates from the end of the 15th-century. The rest of the church was rebuilt according to plans (1843, 1844) by the architect Charles Morin (1810–1897), and inaugurated in 1848.[3] In 1888, the nave was covered with a wooden barrel vault.[2]

The pipe organ is a 1762 work by Johann Andreas Silbermann. It was moved into this church from Old Saint Peter's Church, Strasbourg, in 1865.[4]

References
  1. "église paroissiale Saint-Maurice". Plateforme ouverte du patrimoine. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. "Fresques clocher Soultz-les-Bains". Fondation du patrimoine. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. "L'Église Saint Maurice". Commune de Soultz-les-Bains. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. "Orgue de Soultz-les-Bains, St-Maurice". A la découverte de l'Orgue Orgues d'Alsace. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

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