Saint Quentin Church (in French ''église Saint-Quentin'') is a small 12th-century fortified church in

Scy-Chazelles Scy-Chazelles (; german: Sigach) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The town is built on Mont St. Quentin near Metz. History The historical area of Scy-Chazelles was shared between the Gorze Abbey, the ...

, in the suburbs of

Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand E ...

(Lorraine, France). It is the burial place of

Robert Schuman Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman (; 29 June 18864 September 1963) was a Luxembourg-born French statesman. Schuman was a Christian Democrat (Popular Republican Movement) political thinker and activist. Twice Prime Minister of France, a ref ...

, one of the founders of the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...

Photos

File:Eglise Saint-Quentin.jpg, Saint-Quentin church Image:Eglise Saint-Quentin facade est et sud.jpg, South and east faces of the building. Image:Robert Schuman grave.jpg, Robert Schuman's grave Image:Eglise Saint-Quentin intérieur.jpg, Inside of the church with the Robert Schuman grave and all the flags of the European Union countries

References

* Translate from Église Saint-Quentin de Scy-Chazelles Fortified church buildings in France Roman Catholic churches in Metz {{Moselle-geo-stub