Saint-Martin
Kierchewee
L-8395 Septfontaines (Habscht)
Church | XIV | Gothic | Catholic Church
Map
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
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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.
