Église Saint-Martin - Arques, France
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N 50° 44.151 E 002° 17.391
31U E 449886 N 5620691
[EN] The Saint-Martin Church is a religious building of Catholic confession built in the municipality of Arques. [FR] L'Église Saint-Martin est un édifice religieux de confession catholique édifié sur la commune d'Arques.
Waymark Code: WMZYTH
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 01/25/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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Count Walbert built this church during the seventh century, under the "reign" of Saint Bertin, the founding abbot of the city of Saint-Omer, who initiated many other constructions. It was destroyed by the Huguennots and rebuilt in the 16th century.

We find the Gothic style dear to this part of the map, with three naves forming an imposing building surrounded by the military cemetery.

The baptismal fonts of the 12th century and the organ case of the 19th century, as well as the bell tower of 1776, are noteworthy.

Pierre Héliot describes the church in 1953:

"Church including a nave of four bays with collaterals, all this built in the sixteenth or seventeenth century and denatured in the nineteenth, a choir between two chapels stupidly demolished in 1808 and rebuilt at the same time on lesser proportions than before, finally a bell tower -porche Gothic erected shortly after 1776. it replaces a church that was fortified around 1403. "

Sources : The Church

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Le comte Walbert fit édifier cette église durant le VIIe siècle, sous le " règne " de saint Bertin, l'abbé fondateur de la ville de Saint-Omer, qui initia bien d'autres constructions. Elle fût détruite par les Huguennots et reconstruite au XVIème.

On retrouve le style gothique cher à cette partie de la carte, avec trois nefs formant un imposant bâtiment entouré par le cimetière militaire.

À signaler, les fonts baptismaux du XIIe siècle et le buffet d'orgues du XIXe, ainsi que le clocher de 1776.

Pierre Héliot décrit ainsi l'église en 1953 :

« Église comprenant une nef de quatre travées à collatéraux, tout cela construit au XVIe ou XVIIe siècle et dénaturé au XIXe, un chœur entre deux chapelles stupidement démolis en 1808 et rebâtis à la même époque sur des proportions moindres qu’auparavant, enfin un clocher-porche gothique érigé peu après 1776. elle remplace une église qu’on fortifia vers 1403. »

Sources : L’Eglise

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1599

Age of Church building determined by?: Church website

If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholic

If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Saturday

Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 6:00 PM

Street address of Church:
Rue Adrien Danvers
Arques, Pas-de-Calais France
62510


Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]

If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed

Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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