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St Peter's Church () is a 12th-century Catholic Church, Roman Catholic parish church in Liverdun, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. It has been classified as a ''monument historique'' by the Ministry of Culture (France), Ministry of Culture since 1924.
The church stands at the heart of the upper town, which had fortifications in the Middle Ages. Its entrance portal looks out onto a square on which stands a mission cross and the portal of the clergy house, both classified ''monuments and historiques''.
Liverdun 028.JPG, Carved Choir (architecture)#Seating, Stalls.
Liverdun 053.JPG, Murals.
Liverdun orgues 031.JPG, Pipe organ, Organs.
Liverdun st-Euchaire 052.jpg, The ''gisant'' of Saint Euchaire.
Liverdun 041.JPG, The Mary, mother of Jesus, Virgin Mary giving the belt to Augustine of Hippo, Saint Augustine et Saint Monica.
Liverdun 080.JPG, Railings in the Choir (architecture), choir.
Liverdun 020.JPG, The front of the altar (''monument historique'')., base Palissy, Ministry of Culture.
Location
The church stands at the heart of the upper town, which had fortifications in the Middle Ages. Its entrance portal looks out onto a square on which stands a mission cross and the portal of the clergy house, both classified ''monuments and historiques''.
History
St Peter's Church is a former collegiate church with a Romanesque architecture, Romanesque tower and a modern belltower. Its 12th-century nave and side aisles have capital (architecture), capitals. The transept also dates back to the 12th century, yet its Apse#Chevet, chevet was modified in the 18th and 19th centuries. The church houses the tombstone of Saint Euchaire— a 16th-century Renaissance ''tomb effigy, gisant'' in a funeral niche. The interior is also decorated with 18th-century paintings and old mural paintings. The building was classified as a ''monument historique'' by an order on November 25, 1924.Organs
As the pipe organs were in poor condition, a new order was passed to Claude Ignace Callinet. However, the current organ is still in its original state. Its instrumental part is still used and has been a classified ''monument historique'' since 1984., base Palissy, Ministry of Culture.Portals
The western Portal (architecture), portal was modified but a part of the old sculpture is still visible today.Photographs
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