Church of St. Théodule, Sion

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Church of St. Théodule
Native name
French: Église Saint-Théodule
Sion - Saint-Théodule.jpg
TypeRoman Catholic church
LocationSion, Valais, Switzerland
Coordinates46°14′01″N 07°21′32″E / 46.23361°N 7.35889°E / 46.23361; 7.35889Coordinates: 46°14′01″N 07°21′32″E / 46.23361°N 7.35889°E / 46.23361; 7.35889
Built1514–1516
Architectural style(s)Flamboyant Gothic
Official nameÉglise St-Théodule
CriteriaCategory A
Reference no.7038
Church of St. Théodule, Sion is located in Switzerland
Church of St. Théodule, Sion
Location of Church of St. Théodule in Switzerland

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[]

The church is located in the historic center of Sion, south from the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sion.

History[]

Choir vault

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  [de], 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[]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Église St-Théodule". api3.geo.admin.ch. Federal Office for Civil Protection. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  2. ^ 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). 157. Lausanne. p. 462. ISBN 978-2-88028-157-1..
  3. ^ 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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