Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur Church

Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur Church

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Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur Church

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Location: Lembach, Hagenau-Weißenburg, Alsace, France

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July 25, 2025

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According to biblical accounts, the apostle "Saint-Jacques" was the first person to be executed for his faith, as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles, making him an early martyr (blood witness) of Christianity. His tomb in the town named after him, "Santiago de Compostela" (Galicia, Spain), is one of the most famous and important pilgrimage destinations in the world, often ranked third after Jerusalem and Rome. Today, the day this article is being written, is his feast day in the calendar of saints. When this date falls on a Sunday, the Catholic Church celebrates a special "Holy Year" there.

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Euphemia Anna 🌳

September 29, 2026

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Note the large mosaic scallop shell in front of the entrance portal and the particularly beautiful church windows!

"The church, built between 1905 and 1907, was built in the neoclassical style, with Vosges sandstone as the base material. As early as the 1870s, Pastor Lang pushed for the construction of a Catholic church, as the church in Flecken [= oldest district of Lembach] was too small and coexistence between Catholics and Protestants was not always easy."
Source (quoted verbatim):
apps.tourisme-alsace.info/photos/niederbronn/photos/219008015_d2_ETAPPEN_DES_WEGES.pdf

Further information: saint-jacques-alsace.org/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=142&tconfig=0

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