Primary church Saint Sebastian
Place du Vinâve
4970 Stavelot
Church | 1754 | Classical | Catholic Church
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Opening hours
01 January - 31 December
Mon 10.00 - 18.00
Tue 10.00 - 18.00
Wed 10.00 - 18.00
Thu 10.00 - 18.00
Fri 10.00 - 18.00
Sat 10.00 - 18.00
Sun 10.00 - 18.00
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Description
This beautiful church benefited from a major interior renovation in 1995, which brought to the fore the fine balance of its space. It is of brick and limestone built in 1754.
Of interest inside is a listed organ which has also been restored, several wooden statues, the pulpit and above all the reliquary of saint Remaclus in the choir of church.. This masterpiece of Meuse-Rhenish gold and silver work, coming from the old abbey church, still contains the relics of Saint Remacle.
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Remarkable elements
Organs
The organs come from the workshop of the German organ builder Wilhelm Korfmacher. They were built and installed in the church by Joseph Merklin (in 1841).
Shrine of St Remacle
The shrine of St. Remacle, created in 1268 for the former abbey, holds the saint’s relics. Remacle founded the double abbey of Stavelot-Malmédy in 651, one of the oldest in the region. The shrine stands in the church sanctuary, showing Christ and Mary at each end, with the twelve apostles, St. Remacle, and St. Lambert on the sides. Made of gilded copper, it measures 2.07 × 0.60 × 0.94 m and is a fine example of Mosan art.
Reliquary bust of Saint Poppon (1626)
From the former abbey church. Poppon was appointed abbot of Stavelot in 1020 by Emperor Henry II. He died in Marchienne in 1048.
Statue of Saint Sebastian
Located in the niche of the altarpiece, it is the work of the sculptor Renier Panhay de Rendeux (1717).
Pulpit
The carved oak pulpit comes from the former abbey church (18th century). The busts of the four Latin Fathers of the Church are represented: Saint Ambrose, Saint Jerome, Saint Augustine and Saint Gregory the Great.
Statue of John Del Cour
A statue of a guardian angel of Jean Del Cour dates from 1696.
