St. Faith's Church, Sélestat

The parish church of Sainte -Foy (Saint- Faith Church) is a former abbey church in Sélestat ( Schlettstadt ), a municipality of the French département Bas- Rhin in Alsace. The three-towered Romanesque church is the only remnant of an earlier, the Benedictine abbey Mother Sainte -Foy in Conques subordinate priory and represents an important stage on the Roman road

History

From the previous building from the 11th century, founded by the Countess Hildegard von Eguisheim, just a square, exposed in 1892 crypt is preserved.

The currently visible church building was constructed from 1170 to 1180 with funds donated by Frederick Barbarossa and is distinguished by its stylistic uniformity and balanced proportions.

The church served first as a Benedictine priory. Later, she was for a time part of a Jesuit college and converted stylistically largely under the influence of this movement. End of the 19th century the architect Charles Winkler restored the building back to its original state.

Equipment

The lateral portals, the window to the porch and the main portal in the lobby have made ​​a rich, partially painted figural decoration. To the apse around a frieze running of plant motifs.

Inside notable are the ornate capitals and the powerful late Baroque pulpit. The organ, also from 1892 is from the home Rinkenbach. The instrument has 25 stops on two manuals and pedal. The tracker action are pneumatic.

• Couplers: II / I (also known as sub-and Superoktavkoppeln ) I / P, II / P

Dimensions

• Outside Length: 44.20 meters Length of vessels: 21.25 meters
• Length of the transept: 18.60 meters

• Height of the crossing tower: 42 meters Interior Height: 11.10 meters
• Height of the crossing: 10.90 meters