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Saint-Jacques Church of Lembach

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Saint-Jacques Church of Lembach

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    June 2, 2023

    St. James's Church was built in the 13th century, about a hundred years after the city's founding. The chancel was enlarged around 1500.
    The Protestants took possession of the church in 1561 when they became masters of the city.
    They used it as a place of worship for several years.
    In 1563, the church was returned to the Catholics under the Peace of Amboise.
    In 1564, Catherine de Medici and Charles IX were received here.
    In 1567, the Huguenots demolished the spire and part of the church vault
    and used the church as a fortress.
    During sieges, the bell tower served as an observation tower.
    On the north and west sides of the base below the bell tower, which was faithfully replaced in 1740, one can see traces of the cannonballs fired by Louis XIII's army during the 1621 siege.
    Following the destruction of the Moustier district, the Church of Saint-Jacques became the city's cathedral between 1630 and 1739.


    museeprotestant.org/de/notice/eglise-saint-jacques

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      July 25, 2025

      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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        Location: Lembach, Hagenau-Weißenburg, Alsace, France

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