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Origin and history

The Church of the Holy Trinity of Loutzviller, located in the Moselle department, is a religious monument whose history is marked by major transformations in the eighteenth century. Rebuilt around 1737, it is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and incorporates artistic elements of high quality, such as a master altar in painted and gilded wood attributed to the sculptor Jean Martersteck, made around 1740. This furniture reflects the influence of the Baroque currents of the time, with contributions by local and foreign artisans, including the Belgian sculptor Jean-Claude Mercenier, author of a silver altar front representing the Holy Supper in 1755.

The parish of Loutzviller, initially dependent on Hornbach's archipriest before passing under the parish of Volmunster in 1802, experienced an attempt to introduce Protestant reform at the end of the 16th century by Marguerite d'Haraucourt, widow of Jean de Schwarzenberg. However, this initiative did not leave a lasting trace in the local religious landscape. The present church, although composite with elements of different periods and origins, forms a coherent whole, thanks in particular to its imposing baldachin of the middle of the eighteenth century, probably from a convent of St. Avold.

The furniture of the parish church includes, in addition to the high altar, two secondary altars, statues of the Evangelists, a Virgin with Child, as well as liturgical objects such as candlesticks and crosses. Modern stained glass windows, made in 1959 by glass painter Joseph Archepel, add a contemporary touch to this historic building. The statue of God the Father, added around 1810 by a sculptor of the Guldner family of Berus in Saarland, crowns this ensemble, illustrating the artistic and religious evolutions of the region over the centuries.

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