Saint Joseph
rue de la Mairie
62890 Muncq-Nieurlet
Church | XIXe | Neogothic | Catholic Church
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Opening hours
01 March - 31 October
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
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Sat 10.00 - 17.00
Sun 10.00 - 17.00
01 November - 28 February
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Tue
Wed
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Sat 10.00 - 16.00
Sun 10.00 - 16.00
Currently closed for works. Reopening planned for early June 2025.
Religious offices
Description
Nor is there any mention of a religious building before 1862, when the Delattre-Bernet family built Saint-Joseph church.
Its construction was part of the development and creation of new parishes in the Calais area between 1820 and 1880.
The sober elegance of the red brick building, built on a simple plan, continues inside. Restoration work was recently completed in 2025.
In 1863, the Notre-Dame des Bois chapel was also built in the municipality. Its distinctive brick façade bears the inscription ‘Ave Maria’.
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Remarkable elements
The crozier of Monsignor Evrard
Born in the village on 8 May 1889, Joseph Alphonse Marie Evrard, from a prominent Catholic family, studied in Boulogne and Saint-Omer before being ordained as a priest in 1912. After studying canon law in Rome, he taught at the seminary in Arras. A renowned pastor, he was appointed Bishop of Meaux in 1937, then resigned to devote himself to evangelisation. He died in 1974 in Saint-Omer and was buried in Calais. His crosier was donated to the Church of Saint Joseph in Muncq-Nieurlet.
High Altar
Built at the end of the 19th century in a neo-Gothic style, this high altar stands out from the choir. Recognisable by its pinnacles and tabernacle topped with a turret, the finesse of the marquetry work is highlighted by the polychrome decoration. Six figures surround the tabernacle, with Saint John on its left, recognisable by the chalice he is holding aloft.
Stations of the cross
Polychrome, it is made of plaster in a neo-Gothic style.
Stained glass window
The stained glass window in the choir depicts the Virgin Mary holding her son on her lap and welcoming her cousin Elizabeth and her son, Saint John the Baptist.
Confessional
Made of carved oak at the end of the 19th century, this confessional is also in the neo-Gothic style. This three-compartment model is topped with three gables with hooks and finials.
Woodwork
The choir panelling is made of decorative fibre cement. The carvings feature a large number of symbols of the Resurrection, such as the snail (a snail shell was placed in the coffins of the early Christians), the frog and the lizard (the only animal to enter the chamber of kings as the word of God).
