St. Martin's Church, Ahetze
St. Martin's Church is a Catholic Church, Roman Catholic parish church in Ahetze, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. It is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. It was registered as an official Monument Historique, Historical Monument on June 5, 1973. Description St. Martin Church is located at a crossing point of the Camino de Santiago (route descriptions), Way of St. James. Its construction started in the 16th century. It contains an 18th-century wooden statue of St. James in pilgrim clothing, an 18th-century statue of the Assumption of Mary, an 18th-century altarpiece and a 15th-century processional cross. The arms of this cross are garnished with small bells. During a witch trial in 1609, this cross was considered as a diabolical object by Councillor Pierre de Lancre. The cemetery of the church features a . Another stele from Ahetze is exhibited at the . File:Ahetze 2005-01-01.jpg, The church File:Ahetze Rue.JPG, The bell tower seen from the village File:AHETZE - Eglise Saint-M ...
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Ahetze
Ahetze () is a village and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The commune is part of the urban area of Bayonne, and of the traditional Basque province of Labourd.AHETZE

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aheztars''.

Geography

Location

The commune is located some 13 km southwest of Bayonne and 30 km northeast of Donostia-San-Sebastion and only 4 km from the Atlantic beaches of and