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Saint-Jacques Church (Illiers-Combray)

Saint-Jacques Church (Illiers-Combray)

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Saint-Jacques Church (Illiers-Combray)

Name: Saint-Jacques Church (Illiers-Combray)
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Location: Illiers-Combray, Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire, France

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JakobusPilger

June 22, 2021

How nice to meet such a great church as a pilgrim on the Way of St. James, which is also consecrated to Saint Jaques.

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SantiagoFreundeKöln

March 31, 2022

This church is dedicated to James the Elder (Saint-Jacques), probably (alongside Peter and Paul) the most prominent apostle and national saint of Spain. The European network of Ways of Saint James, usually marked by the symbol of the yellow shell on a blue background, leads pilgrims to his tomb. This is in the northern Spanish town of 'Santiago de Compostella', where he rests in a magnificent basilica built in his honor.
The martyrdom (execution) of James is handed down by the evangelist Luke in the New Testament "Acts of the Apostles". The feast day of Saint James in the calendar of saints is July 25th.

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Fcl

August 25, 2019

It happened to me: I run into the place and it is quiet. Very quiet. Windows and doors too. How extinct. At the church square is life.

In Wikipedia, the church says: "The Catholic church of Saint-Jacques was built in the 15th century on the site of a Romanesque predecessor, the church has a painted wooden beamed ceiling from the 16th century ... The church tower became famous in Marcel Proust takes a prominent role in the research.

In addition to the Wikipedia entry should be noted (as I learned in the church) that the shingled vault of Abbot Carré was painted in 1850 with 26 saints, flowers and various ornaments. The roof beam no. 12 (in choir) is richest decorated.
The roof beams no. 10 and no. 4 carry the years 1453 and 1497, which suggests 44 years of work on the vault structure.
The stained glass behind the altar dates from 1867.
The slate roof was the tower in 1621.

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