Church of Saint Martin in Septfontaines (Habscht) - Discover this open and welcoming religious building

Church | XIV | Gothic | Catholic Church

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Opening hours

01 April - 30 September
Mon 8.00 - 19.00
Tue 8.00 - 19.00
Wed 8.00 - 19.00
Thu 8.00 - 19.00
Fri 8.00 - 19.00
Sat 8.00 - 19.00
Sun 8.00 - 19.00

01 October - 31 March
Mon 9.00 - 18.00
Tue 9.00 - 18.00
Wed 9.00 - 18.00
Thu 9.00 - 18.00
Fri 9.00 - 18.00
Sat 9.00 - 18.00
Sun 9.00 - 18.00

Description

The massive vented tower is all that remains from a church dating from the 12th or early 13th century. The human faces carved in the stone on the exterior walls also go back all the way to the Middle Age. Later the church had three aisles with cross-pointed arches and windows creating a bright room while having succeeded in keeping its harmonious proportions until today. The history of the church is intimately linked to that of the lords of Septfontaines. The church and the cemetery with tombs framed in boxwood, form a remarkable unit with the tombstones dating back to the 16th century.

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Remarkable elements

Christ’s Burial

The enormous stone figures make up the group present at Christ’s burial (16th century unknown origin) in Renaissance clothes representing the biblical figures assisting in Jesus’s embalmment. This work gives an impression of calm and peace, even in the face of death.

Saint Martin

who lived in the 4th century is the patron saint. The baroque sculpture depicts him as a bishop with, at his feet, the beggar with whom he shared his cloak.

Tombstone

of Margarete of Rollingen (de Raville, +1512). The recumbent figure is framed by oak elements; on blond curls, she wears a crown made up of acorns and oak leaves. The coat of arms of the families Raville-Septfontaines Daum and Manderscheid-Blankenheim, are found in the gussets above the recumbent.

Pieta

The Luxembourgish sculptor, Nikolaus Koenen, created the pieta towards the end of the 17th century. (devotional work on Christ’s death)

The human faces

carved in stone. In the Middle Ages, these pointed out to those persecuted, that this church guaranteed protection.

The Chapel of the Lords

The private chapel of the family from Rollingen, was added to the north side of the central choir in 1510. It was only in the 19th century that the sacristy (with an overhanging grandstand) was added. The late Gothic style vault has keystones with coats of arms.

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