Saint-Firmin
Rue du Centre
5300 Bonneville (Andenne)
Church | XI | Romanesque | Catholic Church
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Opening hours
15 June - 15 August
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Church currently closed for restoration work.
Guided tour
+32 81 58 81 91
Religious offices
Wednesday 6.30 pm
Sunday 11 am
Description
Encircled by a graveyard, the tower and front part of the nave of this beautiful Romanesque church in local stone dates from the 11th century.
It was enlarged in the 19th century with two aisles and a choir with three angled sections.
On the outside it is the massive tower that attracts attention. This was originally built for defensive purposes, as the small openings in the walls show from where projectiles could be fired on to attackers.
Inside there are some noteworthy items: a 16th century Gothic Pieta, A polychrome statue in wood of Saint Firmin(17th century),A panel from the ancient pulpit now integrated into the present altar( (18th century),the funeral flagstones of Jean de Namur (died 1569) and of F de Ronvau (died 1603).J William made the baptismal fonts in 1963.
Both the church and graveyard were classified in 1976.
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Remarkable elements
16th century Gothic pieta
Statue of Saint Firmin
Panel of the former pulpit integrated into the current altar (18th century)
Floor tablet of Jean de Namur ( who died in 1569)
Floor tablet of F. de Ronvau (died in 1603)
