Church of St. Catherine

Église Sainte-Catherine de Honfleur
France, Honfleur
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Church of St. Catherine

Église Sainte-Catherine de Honfleur
France, Honfleur
Church of St. Catherine - a wooden temple in the city of Honfleur (Calvados).




St. Catherine's Church was built after the Hundred Years' War in the 15th century. A rare case when a wooden building was built on the foundations of an old stone church.
Currently, this building is considered the oldest and largest wooden church in France. For fire safety purposes, the bell tower was built separately from the church. The roof of the church, partially covered with chestnut tiles, resembles an inverted ship, a symbol that the building was built by shipbuilders. In the 16th century, the second nave was completed, the vaults of which were made of wood in the Gothic style. The new part of the church became more rounded, no longer resembling a ship. Inside the temple there is an ancient organ, stained-glass windows of the 19th century and sculptures of saints.

In 1875 the church was declared a national monument of France.

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Traveled 1 year ago
Rating 8
This unique church was built in the 15th century and is considered the oldest and largest wooden church in France. From the outside you can see how unusual this building is. Its bell tower was built separately from the church for fire safety purposes. The roof of the church, partially covered with chestnut tiles, resembles an inverted ship, a symbol that the building was built by shipbuilders. Here you understand the idea of ​ ​ a church-ship in the ocean of life as well as possible, because the nave, in Latin navis, means a ship.
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