Church of St. Théodule, Sion
| Church of St. Théodule | |
|---|---|
| Native name Église Saint-Théodule (French) | |
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| Type | Roman Catholic church |
| Location | Sion, Valais, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 46°14′01″N 07°21′32″E / 46.23361°N 7.35889°E |
| Built | 1514–1516 |
| Architectural style(s) | Flamboyant Gothic |
| Official name | Église St-Théodule |
| Criteria | Category A |
| Reference no. | 7038 |
  Location of Church of St. Théodule in Switzerland  Church of St. Théodule, Sion (Canton of Valais) | |
The Church of St. Théodule (French: église Saint-Théodule; German: St. Theodul) is a Roman Catholic church located in Sion in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Location
[edit]The church is located in the historic center of Sion, south from the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sion.
History
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The first church on the site was built during the High Middle Ages on the ruins of a Roman bath.[1] The current building was built from 1514 to 1516 on the site of a former building. The vault of the choir (before 1502 – finished in 1514), symbolic of the Flamboyant Gothic style, was made by a builder from Valsesia[2] who was identified with Ulrich Ruffiner, perhaps erroneously.[3] The nave was vaulted in 1644 by Adrien III of Reidmatten. The church was renovated in 1960–64.[1]
The church was listed among the Cultural Property of National Significance.
Description
[edit]The church has a single nave and a polygonal choir. The buttresses which support the nave have niches and canopies for statues, though most have been removed. A small stair tower is built into the southern wall on the western end of the church.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Église St-Théodule". api3.geo.admin.ch. Federal Office for Civil Protection. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ Grandjean, Marcel (2015). L'architecture religieuse en Suisse romande et dans l'ancien diocèse de Genève à la fin de l'époque gothique : Développement, sources et contexte. Cahiers d’archéologie romande (in French). Vol. 157. Lausanne. p. 462. ISBN 978-2-88028-157-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link). - ^ Ronco, Elena (1997). Die Prismeller Baumeister und die Spätgothik in der Schweiz (1490-1699)/I maestri prismellesi e il tardogotico svizzero (1490-1699) (in German). Milan: Magenta.
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