Saints-Pierre-et-Paul

Entrance door

This massive gate is probably the original one. It is made of solid oak and has thick square nails. The upper opening is decorated with elegant columns surrounded by thick iron bars. On the upper part of the gate we see "1644" engraved "the year of the restoration of the church. This is one of the rare parts of the church that fought the attacks of the "Battle of the Bulge" in 1944.

Commemorative stone

This black granite stone (1660) pays homage to the two brothers Germé (also called the Armornairi). These are two Jesuits born and raised in the village of Lamormenil. They grew up in this parish. Later they collected the money to rebuild the church after its destruction in 1642. This granite stone is now in the narflex, but it used to be in the middle of the choir. This stone was undoubtedly moved during the reconstruction works on 1 October1660 by Jean-Antoine de Clavier, zealot of the Prince-Bishop of Liège.

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The ceiling

The old ceiling -in plaster- was completely destroyed in'44. The current ceiling (finished in 1956) is the work of the artist Victor Demanet, renowned stamp cutter and bronze sculpteur. He kept the earlier motifs of the ceiling. This is -as in the past- constructed from five large sculptures representing the 12 apostles, the Blessing Christ, the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist. Under the choir are another five bas-reliefs representing the mystical Lamb of God and the four evangelists.

Panelling and rood screen

They are both made by the artist Victor Demanet, just like the ceiling. They are made of pure oak and come from the workshop of the abbey of Maredsous. The rood screen consists of nine medallions representing saints, each of whom - from afar or from close by - is linked by music. The latter, like the coats of arms of Pope Pius 12 and Bishop Bishop Charue. The panelling is made up of 32 medallions of both female and male saints. St. Victor from the right side of the transept and St. Jeanne from the right side of the choir (i.e. the only médaillon signed in 1956) are the portraits of the artist and his wife Jeanne Morue.

The main altar

The old main altar dates from the beginning of the 18th century and was destroyed in 1944. The present one is said to come from the St Martin's Church of Forrières. It dates from 1701 and is built in a similar style to the original. Like the other and lateral altars it was bought by the municipality in 1962 at a public sale.

However, this main altar does not come from Forrières because it was purchased for the destruction of the Saint Gholien Church of Liège which did a municipal clean-up.

The painting of the main altar: "Calvary with Mary Magdalene" (17th-18th centuries) has just been restored.

The charter of Balderic II

The Charter of Balderic II was written under his rule when he was Prince-Bishop of Liège (1008-1018). It gives to the Congregation the Cross of Liège and the church of Dochamps to his heirs for the upkeep of his brothers and monks. This made the church of Dochamps very strongly connected to this congregation (both as a blood relative and as a trend lifter) and this until the end of the 18th century (so for almost 800 years). It should be noted that this is the oldest note of the village.

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