Église Saint-Maurice, Soultz-les-Bains

Église Saint-Maurice
Location	Soultz-les-Bains
Country	France
Denomination	Catholic
History
Founded	1165
Dedication	Saint Maurice
Architecture
Heritage designation	Monument historique
Designated	10 April 1996
Style	Romanesque Gothic Gothic Revival
Completed	1848
Administration
Archdiocese	Strasbourg
Parish	Communauté de paroisses Sainte Edith Stein

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.

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]

Gallery

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  Romanesque part of the tower
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  18th-century processional statue "Immaculate Heart of Mary"
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  The pipe organ

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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