Église Saint-Georges de Châtenois is the

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of Châtenois, in the

Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ''Unterelsàss'', ' or '; traditional german: links=no, Niederrhein; en, Lower Rhine) is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its low ...

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of France. The current church was built from 1759 until 1761 by the local architect Martin Dorgler, but retains a Romanesque

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from the 12th century, crowned with a spire from 1525. It became a registered ''

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'' in 1901. The church houses some notable works of art, classified as Monument historique, among which are two 16th-century

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wooden

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s of the Nativity and the

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, and a 1765

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Johann Andreas Silbermann Johann Andreas Silbermann, also known as Jean-André Silbermann (26 June 1712, in Strasbourg – 11 February 1783, in Strasbourg) was an 18th-century organ-builder, as were his father Andreas Silbermann and his paternal uncle Gottfried Silberman ...

Gallery

Eglise saint Georges de Châtenois.jpg, Main portal Châtenois, église Saint-Georges, sommet du clocher.jpg, Roof and spire Châtenois StGeorges14.JPG, Inside, looking east Châtenois StGeorges34.JPG, Inside, looking west Châtenois StGeorges25.JPG, Statue of

Saint George and the Dragon In a legend, Saint Georgea soldier venerated in Christianitydefeats a dragon. The story goes that the dragon originally extorted tribute from villagers. When they ran out of livestock and trinkets for the dragon, they started giving up a human tr ...

(17th century) Châtenois StGeorges30.JPG, Statue of Saint George and the Dragon (18th century)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chatenois Georges de Chatenois Churches in Bas-Rhin Monuments historiques of Bas-Rhin Roman Catholic churches completed in 1761 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in France